COLLEDGE, Rockingham Ernest Llewellyn
| Service Number: | 2040 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rockingham, WA, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Civil Servant |
| Died: | 11 Parry Street, Swanbourne, Perth, WA, 7 August 1939, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican CA 0163 |
| Memorials: | Rockingham WW1 Memorial, West Perth Public Works Department of Western Australia Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2040, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2040, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2040, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
FUNERALS.
The Late Mr. E. R. Colledge.
The funeral of the late Mr. Ernest Rockingham Colledge (Rock), of the Public Works Department Perth, and of Vailima, 11 Parry street, Swanbourne, took place yesterday morning when his remains were interred in the Church of England portion of the Karrakatta Cemetery. Canon W. Patrick, of St. Hilda's Church, North Perth, conducted the service at the graveside. Mr. Colledge, who was the second son of the late Captain John Milburn and Frances Colledge, was the first male child born at Rockingham Beach. After completing his education he joined the staff of the Public Works Department, in which service he had remained ever since. Mr. Colledge saw service in the Great War and left with the original 44th Battalion, serving in France until the Armistice. He was a member of the Civil Service Club and a past president. Mr. Colledge was of quiet disposition and highly respected.
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