Regimental number | 2772 |
Place of birth | Miles Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, Frederick Rochrig, Gladfield via Warwick, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 35th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/52/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal 'At CHUIGNES, FRANCE on 23rd August, 1918 for conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. He was a platoon Leader, and when his Company advance was temporarily held up, he worked forward, and, by successful bombing, was able to clear a Machine Gun post, and enabled the advance to continue. Later, he from an exposed position, and under heavy Machine Gun fire, covered the return of a reconnioting patrol whilst in this exposed position he was wounded. Throughout he displayed great courage, and aided considerably the advance and the speedy capture of the objective with the minimum of casualties.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 109 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |