ROSE T.L.
Given Names: Thomas Lawrence
Service Number: 2790
Unit: 21st Battalion, 6th reinforcements
Rank: Private
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Age: 18 Yrs 10 Mths
Occupation: Saw Sharpener
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 6 In
Weight: 142 Lbs
Chest: 33½-35½ In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Sallow
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 17/7/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER Charles Rose
25 Aitken Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 5/10/1915
Port: Melbourne
Ship: RMS Moldavia
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
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Rank: Private
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 19310
British War Medal: 25768
Victory Medal: 25590
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BIRTH
Date or Year: 15/9/1896
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: Charles Frederick ROSE
Mother: Sylvia TAYLOR
MARRIAGE
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DEATH
Date or Year: 9/10/1917
Place: Broodseinde, Belgium
Burial: No known grave,
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 30/7/1916; gun shot wound, right leg
Wounded in action 9/10/1917 during early morning advance; fell where wounded and expected to be carried out by stretcher bearers but was subsequently marked missing
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Auburn State School
Holy Trinity Church
The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 340502
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS