Topic: Augustus Isidor ROCKSTROW

Topic Type: Serviceman

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 arrival overseas:28 Dec 1916
Theatres of war:France
Place of embarkation:Melbourne, Australia
Surname:ROCKSTROW
War memorial:Not recorded locally
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"
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)