Regimental number | 3132 |
Place of birth | Kerry, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | South Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, M.J. Rosney, 15 Thistlethwaite Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected on account of teeth) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 17), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Admitted to 15th Field Ambulance, 3 March 1916 (pyrexia, unknown origin); discharged to duty, 5 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presumed Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ROSNEY Peter Jeremiah |