Regimental number | 731 |
Place of birth | Adelaide South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Tinsmith |
Address | Hampton Road, Keswick, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Margaret Madge Roach, Hampton Road, Keswick, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot IX, Row Q, Grave No. I), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 137 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Ellen ROACH; husband of M.M. ROACH, 'Raheen', Ann Street, West Croydon, South Australia. Native of Glenelg, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Stepbrother: 2307 Pte Frederick Patrick ROACH, 59th Bn, killed in action, 26 September 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |