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Hugh Charles ROLLESTON

Regimental number25
Place of birthTipperary, Ireland
Other NamesRolleston, HC
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationJournalist
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5'11.25"
Weight137.25 lbs
Next of kinFather, F W Rolleston, Prince Arthur Road, Hampstead, London, England
Previous military serviceSouth African Constabulary - Purchased discharge Southern Rhodesia Volunteers, Discharged at own request.
Enlistment date19 September 1914
Place of enlistmentWarwick, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentLSGT
Unit name15th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 27 July 1917
Date of death13 May 1923
Place of burialToowong Cemetery, Qld
Discharge date1 November 1917
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Demosthenes', 27 July 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 24 September 1917, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 1 November 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death13 May 1923
Place of burialToowong Cemetery
SourcesNAA: B2455, ROLLESTON Hugh Charles

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