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Louis C ROTH

Date of birth4 December 1894
Place of birthSale, Victoria
Other NamesROTH, Louis Carl
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCivil engineer and surveyor
Address53 Orrong Road, Elsternwick, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margt Roth, 53 Orrong Road, Elsternwick, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit name22nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
Promotions

Captain


Unit: 2nd Pioneer Battalion
Promotion date: 13 December 1916

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).

FateDied of wounds 6 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialTincourt 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: 18 April 1918

Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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