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Augustus Isidor ROCKSTROW

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Date of birthabt 1878
Date of death24 Sep 1917
Mothers nameAnna Eunice (née GAPPER)
Mothers date of death1914
Fathers nameJohn Frederick ROCKSTROW
Marriage dateUnmarried
Parents date of marriage1867
Parents place of marriageNZ
Fathers date of death1913
SiblingsJohn Frederick (b 1868 #100 Boer War); Henrietta Mary (b 1869); Rosalie Elizabeth (b 1871); Frances Amelia (b 1873); Ellen Flora (b 1876); William Caspari (b abt 1881 #5108 Boer War); Walter Leonard (b 1883)
Cause of deathWounds received in action
Buried whereLijssenthoek Cemetery XIX.C.19A
Last known residenceOolbun, via Townsville, Australia
AwardsBritish War Medal; Victory Medal
Place of birthFoxton
OccupationEngineer
Place of death10th CCS Belgium
Date of arrival overseas28 Dec 1916
Theatres of warFrance
Place of embarkationMelbourne, Australia
SurnameROCKSTROW
War memorialFoxton
Place enlistedTownsville, Queensland, Australia
Christian namesAugustus Isidor
Place of arrival overseasPlymouth, England
WarsWW1
Service number474A
ReligionC of E
Date enlisted3 Jul 1916
Final rankPrivate
Regiment or service21st Aust Machine Gun Coy - late 3rd M.G. Coy
Embarkation date25 Oct 1916 on "Ulysses"

Declared age: 38 years 2 months

Height: 5' 8" Chest: 36" - 39"

Complexion: Fair Eyes: Grey

Hair: Lt Brown

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