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Wilfred Ernest ROKAHR

Regimental number6555
Place of birthDunolly, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressDunolly, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.4
Height5' 7"
Weight134 lbs
Next of kinFather, G Rokahr , Old Lead, Dunnolly, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 May 1916
Place of enlistmentBendigo, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row K, Grave No. 17A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
48
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Mary ROKAHR, Dunolly, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 6552 Pte Walter George ROKAHR, 6th Bn, killed in action, 25 August 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 4 October 1917 (gun shot wound, abdomen).

Died of wounds, 4 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, ROKAHR Wilfred Ernest

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