Topic: Augustus Isidor ROCKSTROW

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Declared age: 38 years 2 months

Height: 5' 8"                                                  Weight: 11st 8lb

Chest: 36" - 39"                                           Complexion: Fair

Eyes: Grey                                                    Hair: Lt Brown

 

NOK: Mr John Frederick Rockstrow (brother), Department of Defence, Wellington

 

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Augustus Isidor ROCKSTROW


Date of birth:abt 1878
Date of death:24 Sep 1917
Place of birth:Foxton, Manawatu, New Zealand
Awards:British War Medal, Victory Medal
Occupation:Engineer
Last known residence:Oolbun, via Townsville, Australia
Cause of death:Wounds received in action
Place of death:10th C.C.S. Belgium
Buried where:XIX. C. 10a, Lijssenthoek Cemetery
Spouses name:Unmarried
Fathers name:John Frederick
Fathers occupation:Doctor
Fathers date of death:1913
Mothers name:Anna Eunice (née Gapper)
Mothers date of death:1914
Parents date of marriage:1867, New Zealand
Siblings:John Frederick (b1868), Henrietta Mary (b 1869), Rosalie Elizabeth (b 1871), Frances Amelia (b 1873), Ellen Flore (b 1876), William Caspari (b abt 1881), Walter Leonard (b 1883)
Date of arrival overseas:28 Dec 1916
Theatres of war:France
Place of embarkation:Melbourne, Australia
Surname:ROCKSTROW
War memorial:Foxton
Place enlisted:Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Christian names:Augustus Isidor
Place of arrival overseas:Plymouth, England
Wars:WW 1
Service number:474A
Religion:C of E
Date enlisted:3 July 1916
Final rank:Private, promoted to Second Lieutenant
Regiment or service:21st Aust Machine Gun Coy - late 3rd Aust M.G. Coy
Embarkation date:25 Oct 1916 on "Ulysses"