Regimental number | 3625 |
Place of birth | Prahran Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Draper |
Address | The Avenue, Balaclava, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Emily Rolls, 35 The Avenue, Balaclava, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Quenat Road Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row G, Grave No 26), Buissy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 102 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Born James Lennox ROLLS. Son of James Lennox and Laura ROLLS (nee ALLEN); husband of Emily Cecilia ROLLS (nee BROWN). |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Originally listed as 'No known grave', his name being recorded on the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux. However, his remains were identified through DNA, and were interred in the Queant Road Cemetery, 12 November 2018. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |