William Henry ROOTES

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Service Number:	1230
Enlisted:	22 September 1914, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Westbury, Tasmania, 1893
Home Town:	Westbury, Meander Valley, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 49, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Westbury War Memorial

22 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1230, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1230, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1230, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
9 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 1230, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1230 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-09

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Son of Thomas Rootes of Westbury, Tasmania. Brother of Gladys Maryine Rootes, Annie Scott nee Rootes and Frank Rootes

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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