Regimental number | 2216 |
Place of birth | Essex, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 127 Underwood Street, Paddington, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Height | 5.'5.25" |
Weight | 112 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs K Roach, 127 Underwood Street, Paddington, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Mary ROACH |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT A74 'Marathon', 15 April 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 12 June 1918; discharged (medically unfit), 20 July 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 46 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ROACH Samuel Charles |