Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Oak R        Pte    3214    Roy            39 Inf Bn    18    Brassfinisher    Single    Meth       

Address:    Ascot Vale, Ormond Rd, 13 “The Pine” (NOK)   

Next of Kin:    Oak, Lucy J, Mrs, mother, “The Pine”, 13 Ormond Rd, Ascot Vale   

Enlisted:    15 Jan 1917       

Embarked:     A70 Ballarat 19 Feb 1917 torpedoed 

Prior service:    60 Inf Bn

The transport HMAT Ballarat after being torpedoed by a German submarine off the

southern English coast on 25 Apr 1917. In the background a British destroyer is

standing by to take the troops.  http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/C01592 AWM Collection.

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