Arthur ROOTES

Regimental number1579
Place of birthCootamundra New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationMiner
AddressWells Street, Thornleigh, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinWife, Mrs E E Rootes, Wells Street, Thornleigh, New South Wales
Enlistment date6 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 12 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 14 November 1916
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialWarlencourt British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row A, Grave No. 26), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
173
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Sophia ROOTES; husband of Ethel ROOTES, Wells Street, Thornleigh, New South Wales