Regimental number | 2895 |
Place of birth | Newtown, Tasmania |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Engine driver |
Address | Risdon Road, New Town, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 3" |
Weight | 112 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, George Rossendell, Risdon Road, New Town, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Yes. New Town Rifle Club (6 mos) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Margaret ROSSENDELL |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2894 Pte Harry Alfred ROSSENDELL, 12th Bn, killed in action, 6-10 April 1917; [2272] Lt Cecil William ROSENDELL [sic] MM, CdeG, 51st Bn, returned to Australia, 15 June 1919. |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT A35 'Berrima', 31 October 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 30 December 1917, for onward travel to Tasmania; discharged (medically unfit), Hobart, 25 June 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 43 |
Place of burial | Carr Villa Cemetery, Launceston, Tasmania |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ROSSENDELL George Clarence |