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James Vernon ROEBUCK

Place of birthDevon England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSurveyor
AddressSurvey Department, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinWife, Mrs Grace Florence Roebuck, 'Walford', Dudley Street, Haberfield, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date6 August 1917
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 32
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/128/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Canberra on 16 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Division Artillery
FateDied of wounds 10 June 1918
Date of death10 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialVignacourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. II), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
18
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Selina ROEBUCK; husband of Grace ROEBUCK, 47 Dudley Street, Haverfield, Sydney. Native of Plymouth, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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