Michael (Mick) ROACHE

Michael (Mick) ROACHE Update Details

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Service Number:	7769
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)

3 May 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7769, 9th Infantry Battalion, Mackay, Queensland
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.