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SOLOMON, Roy Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 140 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1908, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Annandale, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Rosebank, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Kensington Public School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Died of wounds - compound fracture of the lefthumerus, At sea on board HS Sicilia, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Chaplain E. Teale officiated Panel 4, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1908: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 140, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 140, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 140, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 30 Jun 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 140, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 140 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Percy and Lily Solomon of 142 Oxford Street, Woollahara, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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