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John ROSE

Regimental number4587
Place of birthBendigo Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationTack maker
AddressBroom Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Rose, Broom Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Enlistment date2 November 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialAeroplane Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 27), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
48
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: William (d. 28 November 1914; bu. Bendigo) and Mary (d. 19 January 1919; bu. Bendigo) ROSE. Native of Bendigo, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 4972 Pte William ROSE, 16th Bn, killed in action, 16 May 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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