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James ROCHE

Regimental number4885
Place of birthMelbourne Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address47 Hotham Street, East Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Roche, 47 Hotham Street, East Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date14 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of illness 24 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialSte Marie Cemetery (Division 62, Plot I, Row P, Grave No. 4), Le Havre, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
175
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Francis and Julia ROCHE, 40 Nicholson Street, Abbotsford, Victoria. Native of North Melbourne, Victoria

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