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ROLLBUSCH (ROLLBUSH), Albert Frederick
| Service Numbers: | 88, 3888 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: LO, Road: 6S, Site No: 22 |
| Memorials: | Oakbank Old Scholars Roll of Honor |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 88, 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
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World War 1 Service
| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3888, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3888, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Adelaide |
Albert Frederick Rollbusch
Name: Albert Frederick Rollbusch
Service Number: 3888
Place of Birth: Oakbank
Date of Birth: 27 June 1876
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 9 August 1915
Age at Enlistment: 39 years 2 months
Next of Kin: Wife, Olive May Rollbusch
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
Initially rejected by the 1st A.I.F. due to having poor teeth, Albert left Australia on board the Translvania to join the British Expeditionary Force in Alexandria on 29 March 1916. He was sent to France with the 10th Battalion on 4 April. Albert was hospitalised with debility on 14 July. He proceeded from Etaples in France to England on 28 December stationed at No. 2 Commonwealth Depot, Weymouth from 14 February 1917. Shortly afterwards Albert was diagnosed suffering from chronic rheumatism and on 4 May he left Devonport, England for Australia on H.T. Themistocles and was discharged as medically unfit on 8 August.
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins
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