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James John ROLLS

Regimental number3116
Place of birthPortsmouth England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPorter
Address3 Bailey Street, Adelaide West, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation41
Next of kinWife, Mrs Clara Rolls, 3 Bailey Street, Adelaide West, South Australia
Enlistment date30 April 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name43rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/60/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 23 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 22 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 23), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
137
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Eliza ROLLS; husband of Clara ROLLS, Marion Place, Prospect, South Australia. Native of Portsmouth, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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