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William Fenwick ROSCOE

Regimental number171
Date of birth28 August 1890
Place of birthFitzroy, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressNorfolk and Burt Streets, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 2.5"
Weight117 lbs
Next of kinFather, F Roscoe, Norfolk and Burt Streets, Perth, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years as Bugler, Goldfields Infantry Regiment, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Place of enlistmentBlackboy Hill, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentBugler
Unit name3rd Field Ambulance, C Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/46/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 2 November 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll171
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Field Ambulance
FateReturned to Australia 3 December 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)year of fate illegible on n.r.
Discharge date15 March 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia, 3 December 1918; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Perth, 15 March 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death25 February 1965
Age at death74
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery (cremated), Perth, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, ROSCOE William Fenwick

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