Regimental number | 742 |
Place of birth | Maroon, Queensland |
School | Maroon School, Queensland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Printer |
Address | Cottswold via Boonah, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 8.75" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Samuel Rose, Cottswold via Boonah, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/10/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A53 Itria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Fate incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as RTA. |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Ari Burnu Cemetery (Row I, Grave No. 2), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Annie ROSE, Cotswold, Boonah, Queensland. Native of Marian, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 2795 Pte Arthur Leslie SIMMICH, 49th Bn, returned to Australia, 30 June 1918; 16 Driver Frank Rudolph SIMMICH, 9th Bn, killed in action, 22 August 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Taken on strength, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 14 November 1915. Killed in action, 29 November 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ROSE George William |