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Arthur ROLLASON

Regimental number3141
Place of birthBrunswick, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address1 Canterbury Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5'6.25"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinFather, J Rollason, 1 Canterbury Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Kent Fedorowich. Parents: James and Marion ROLLASON
Discharge date15 May 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Cermaic', 25 January 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 23 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 15 May 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death4 March 1936
Age at death52
Place of burialCarlton Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, ROLLASON Arthur

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