Regimental number | 13413 |
Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland |
Other Names | Rochat, Phillip Albert |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Motor mechanic and driver |
Address | Nansen Street, Northgate, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 166 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Virginie Elise Rochat, Nansen Street, Northgate, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Auxiliary Mechanical Transport Company 3, Section 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/113/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Motor Transport Section |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt Philip Albert Rochat on NR |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 42 |
Place of burial | Nundah Cemetery (Portion Presbyterian, Plot A, Grave No. 672), Queensland |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Etienne and Francisia ROCHAT. Native of Geneva, Switzerland. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Qld. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 22 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 3 March 1917; marched into Australian Army Service Corps Training Depot, Parkhouse, 6 March 1917. Admitted to Delhi Hospital, 23 March 1917 (influenza); transferred to Parkhouse Military Hospital, 24 March 1917 (pneumonia); marched into No 3 Camp, Parkhouse, 1 May 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 June 1917. Admitted to No 7 Field Ambulance, 21 July 1917 (debility); discharged, 24 July 1917; rejoined 5th Australian Ammunition Sub-Park, 25 July 1917. On leave, 20 February 1918; rejoined unit, 7 March 1918. Taken on strength of 5th Divisional Mechanical Transport Company, 12 March 1918. On leave to Switzerland, 21 February 1919; rejoined unit, 24 February 1919. Proceeded to England, 26 March 1919; reported to Australian Imperial Force Headquarters, London, 27 March 1919. Granted leave without pay to travel to Switzerland, 31 March 1919; granted extension to leave, 1 May 1919; reported to Furlough Depot Adminsitration Headquarters, England, 16 May 1919; marched into No 5 Group, Weymouth, 17 May 1919. Marched into Australian Army Service Corps Training Depot, Parkhouse, 10 June 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Melbourne', 5 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 22 August 1919; discharged Brisbane (termination of period of enlistment), 30 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ROCHAT Phillipe Albert |