Regimental number | 2954 |
Place of birth | Bunninyong, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Gilgandra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23.2 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 143 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, James Bennett Roach, Gilgandra, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 9th Light Horse Regiment, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Bathurst, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 58th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/75/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: England Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 21 July 1917; discharged (medically unfit: internal derangement of knee joint), 16 October 1917. Medal: British War Medal Also served in World War II: Service No N78283. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ROACH William James |