Regimental number | 5656 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Mill hand |
Address | Subiaco, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Roper, 38 Robinson Street, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A52 Surada on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Karrakatta Cemetery (Portion Baptist, Plot A, Grave No. 2439), Karrakatta, Western Australia |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 114 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Thomas ROPER. Native of Ballarat, Victoria |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HSNo2 'Kanowna', 16 December 1917; disembarked Perth, 5 February 1918; discharged (wounded), Perth, 22 February 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ROPER William Thomas |