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Frederick George ROLLS

Frederick George ROLLS. World War One 1914 - 1918 . Biography Details. Date of Birth: 1894 Place of Birth: Mosman, NSW Siblings: 2 Sisters Address: Avenue Rd, Mosman Religion: Church of England Occupation: Bank Clerk/Farm Hand Marital Status: Single.

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Frederick George ROLLS

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  1. Frederick George ROLLS World War One 1914 - 1918

  2. Biography Details Date of Birth: 1894 Place of Birth: Mosman, NSW Siblings: 2 Sisters Address: Avenue Rd, Mosman Religion: Church of England Occupation: Bank Clerk/Farm Hand Marital Status: Single

  3. Biography Details Continued… • Height: 5’10” • Weight: 10---6 lbs • Chest Measurement: 33½ inches & 36 ½ inches • Complexion: Fair • Eyes: Blue • Hair: Fair • Distinctive Marks: 2 Vaccinations Marks – 6/6 and 6/8

  4. Enlistment Details Date of Enlistment: 17th August 1915 Place of Enlistment: Brisbane Enlistment Number: 6055 Unit on Enlistment: 3rd Field Artillery Bgde 12th Reinforcements

  5. Enlistment Details continued… Rank on Enlistment: Gunner Rank from Nominal Roll: Gunner Unit from Nominal Roll: 2FAB

  6. Embarkation Details Place: Broadmeadows, VIC Roll Number: 13/31/3 Date: 9 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Wandilla Ship No: A62

  7. HMAT Wandilla

  8. Active Units 1915 - 3rd Field Artillery Brigade 1915 - 7th Battery 3rd FAB Heliopolis, Egypt 1916 - British Expeditionary Force (BEF) Alexandria Egypt 1917 - TOS and posted to 102 Howitzer Battery 2nd FAB

  9. 102 Howitzer Battery - France June 1917

  10. Record of Service 1916 - Somme – Pozieres 1917 - German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line - Bullecourt - Bullecourt and Lognicourt - Flanders -Ypres, Menin Road, Broodeseinde, Passchendaele

  11. Record of Service 1918 - Picardy – Amiens - 2nd Somme – Mont St Quentin, Peronne - Hindenburg Line – Havrincourt, Epepy, Canal du Nord, Beaurevoir, Cambria

  12. The Somme Region

  13. Ypres Battle 1917 “The going was extremely hard in the mud and the shell holes and no formation could be kept…” Gunner Fred Rolls - 102 Howitzer Battery DM Horner “The Gunners: A History of Australian Artillery” p. 151

  14. The Somme – Western Front Pozieres is located in the middle of the Somme on a high point and of great military importance as you could see enemy. The British in one day alone suffered 60,000 casualties. The Anzacs relieved the British and captured the ridge line on 4 August 1916. One out of every two Anzacs who fought here at the Somme became a casualty.

  15. August 1916 – Pozieres“…a place so terrible that a raving lunatic could never have imagined it…”Unknown

  16. Sick Leave 1916 - Wounded in Action - Gun Shot Wound to Left Leg - Embarked at Calais on HS Brighton for England admitted to Chatham Military Hospital. - Convalescing in England at Perham Down and Park House. 1918 - Influenza – Hospitalised in France

  17. HS BRIGHTON

  18. Promotions 1917 - Promoted to T/Bombardier - Promoted to Bombardier 1918 - Promoted to T/Corporal - Promoted to Sgt

  19. End of the War 1919 - Disembarked in South Hampton, England - Embarked ‘Soudan’ for Australia - Discharged from service in NSW – end of period of enlistment 1921 - Soldier Settlement Scheme Application

  20. Soldier Settlement Application Gilgandra means “long water hole” and the Castlereagh River runs behind the current main street - a plentiful, permanent water source. Farming is the basis for Gilgandra’s economy (2006). Sheep have been grazed for wool production since 1830. The first wheat was grown in the 1860s at first only on a small scale.

  21. Soldier Settlement Application Jones Estate – 3 Blocks of Land - map 600 acre block Surrounding farms were successful Land was believed to be overvalued. Settlement board rejected application.

  22. Frederick George ROLLS 1894 – 1977 New Cheltenham, Victoria

  23. Mosman, New South WalesAlan Border Oval, Myahgah Road and The Crescent

  24. Thank You to the Following for their assistance with my research…

  25. Dr. M Oppenheimer, University of Western Sydney Kingston City Council, Vic Moorabbin Kingston Glen Eira Lead, VIC Mosman Local Studies Librarian, NSW National Archives of Australia, ACT State Archives of NSW The Australian War Memorial, ACT

  26. Presented by Savannah

  27. Important Information This power point presentation is to be used in conjunction with the accompanying booklet. It contains a bibliography crediting all work which was used from other authors. This presentation along with the booklet was created by Savannah in March 2006.

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