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ROCKE, Cecil Harry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 261 |
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Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Merton, England, 1895 |
Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Salesman |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 29, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 261, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 261, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 261, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Harry Serle Rocke of 16 Marine Avenue, Westcliffe on Sea, Essex, England
Next of kin given as his brother M.Harold Rocke of 7 Little Britain Shed, London, England a younger brother William Herbert Rocke resided at 69 Robert Street, Northcote, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal