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ROACHE, Michael
Personal Details
Service Number: | 7769 |
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Enlisted: | 3 May 1917, Mackay, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Lillimur, Victoria, 24 June 1891 |
Home Town: | Lillimur, West Wimmera, Victoria |
Schooling: | Yearinga State School |
Occupation: | Police Constable |
Died: | Died of Wounds, Cappy, France, 24 August 1918, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kaniva Shire of Lawloit WW1 Roll of Honor, Tara Shire WW1 Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
3 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7769, 9th Infantry Battalion, Mackay, Queensland | |
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31 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7769, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
31 Oct 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7769, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
24 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7769, 9th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" |
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Died of wounds sustained in first day of battle at Froissey Beacon. Died at Proyart Clearing station, interred in the field.