Regimental number | 1579 |
Place of birth | Cootamundra New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Wells Street, Thornleigh, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E E Rootes, Wells Street, Thornleigh, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | Warlencourt 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 |