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ROCHESTER, Merlin Gilbert
Personal Details
Service Number: | 17790 |
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Enlisted: | 3 November 1916 |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | 11th Field Company Engineers |
Born: | Kensington, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
Home Town: | Kensington, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Kensington State School |
Occupation: | Iron Moulder |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 17 April 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Plot XXIX, Row E, Grave No. II |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
3 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 17790, Field Company Engineers | |
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10 May 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 17790, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
10 May 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 17790, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
17 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 10th Field Company Engineers, France | |
7 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 17790, 10th Field Company Engineers, German Spring Offensive 1918, GSW right arm. Died of wounds at 56th General Hospital, Etaples on 17 April 1918. | |
17 Apr 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 17790, 11th Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 17790 awm_unit: 10 Field Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1918-04-17 |
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Merlins parents were George Edward ROCHESTER & Lillian FACEY