Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Sale, Victoria |
Other Names | ROTH, Louis Carl |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Civil engineer and surveyor |
Address | 53 Orrong Road, Elsternwick, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margt Roth, 53 Orrong Road, Elsternwick, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Promotions |
Captain Unit: 2nd Pioneer Battalion Promotion date: |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919). |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Tincourt New British Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave No. I), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 173 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Louis and Margaret ROTH, "Maison Louis", Grenville Street, Hampton, Victoria |
Medals |
Military Cross Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |