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William Stanley ROSE

Regimental number4972
Place of birthLaurieton Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressKellerberrin PO, Kellerberrin, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Rose, Broome Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Enlistment date3 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 16 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 17), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
81
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 Lauriston, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 4587 Pte John ROSE, 6th Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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