Herbert Rockliff
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[[File: Herbert_Rockliff.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Herbert Rockliff, Deputy Town Clerk. Image courtesy Orange City Library]] | [[File: Herbert_Rockliff.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Herbert Rockliff, Deputy Town Clerk. Image courtesy Orange City Library]] | ||
| + | '''ROCKLIFF, Herbert''' | ||
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| + | '''Service no:''' 1335 [http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=8033909] | ||
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| + | '''Place of birth:''' Wardell, Richmond River | ||
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| + | '''Address:''' Orange | ||
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| + | '''Occupation:''' Deputy Town Clerk, Orange | ||
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| + | '''Next of kin:''' John Rockliff (father), 396 Parramatta Road, Petersham | ||
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| + | '''Date of enlistment:''' 1 February 1915 | ||
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| + | '''Place of enlistment:''' Liverpool | ||
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| + | '''Age at enlistment:''' 30 | ||
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| + | '''Fate:''' Promoted to Sergeant 29 March 1915. | ||
| + | Embarked HMAT A32 ''Themistocles'' Sydney 12 May 1915. | ||
| + | Joined Mediterranean Expeditionary Force Gallipoli 16 August 1915. | ||
| + | Disembarked Alexandria 9 January 1916. | ||
| + | Joined British Expeditionary Force Alexandria 7 March 1916. | ||
| + | Disembarked Marseilles 23 March 1916. | ||
| + | Killed in action Pozieres, France. | ||
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| + | '''Date of death:''' 27 July 1916 | ||
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| + | '''Buried:''' In the field where he fell. His remains were exhumed in 1935 and reburied in London Cemetery and Extension, High Wood, Longueval, France, Grave 26, Row D, Plot 11 | ||
Revision as of 03:34, 30 January 2015
ROCKLIFF, Herbert
Service no: 1335 [1]
Place of birth: Wardell, Richmond River
Address: Orange
Occupation: Deputy Town Clerk, Orange
Next of kin: John Rockliff (father), 396 Parramatta Road, Petersham
Date of enlistment: 1 February 1915
Place of enlistment: Liverpool
Age at enlistment: 30
Fate: Promoted to Sergeant 29 March 1915. Embarked HMAT A32 Themistocles Sydney 12 May 1915. Joined Mediterranean Expeditionary Force Gallipoli 16 August 1915. Disembarked Alexandria 9 January 1916. Joined British Expeditionary Force Alexandria 7 March 1916. Disembarked Marseilles 23 March 1916. Killed in action Pozieres, France.
Date of death: 27 July 1916
Buried: In the field where he fell. His remains were exhumed in 1935 and reburied in London Cemetery and Extension, High Wood, Longueval, France, Grave 26, Row D, Plot 11
