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Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Eather, Roland James Service Number 2411

Killed in Action 7th June 1917 Belgium

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NAME Eather, Roland James

SERVICE NO 2411

UNIT 45th Battalion

RANK Private

AGE at Enlistment 21 yrs

PLACE OF BIRTH Colo, NSW

ADDRESS Upper Colo, NSW

OCCUPATION Labourer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 8 Apr 1916

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

Bathurst, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE Exempt

NEXT OF KIN Father;- John W Eather, Upper Colo, Hawkesbury River Mother;- Kate Eather, as above

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-6’1”. Weight-132lbs. Chest-33½-36½”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-L Brown. Scar left leg between ankle & knee.

RELIGION C/E

EMBARKED Sydney 24 Aug 1916 per A68 “Anchises”.

DISEMBARKED Devonport 11 Oct 1917

NOTES

WOUNDED/ILLNESS 31 Mar 1917 Pleurisy – rejoined unit 16 Apr 1917

DIED 7 Jun 1917

BURIED

MEDALS British War Medal-46057, Victory Medal-45528. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-326789

DEPENDANTS

PERSONAL EFFECTS

WILL

CORRESPONDENCE Mother/

Sydney Morning Herald 12th July 1917 pg. 8 NEW SOUTH WALES KILLED ....

Pte Roland Jas EATHER- Upper Colo 7/6/’17

Windsor Richmond Gazette 13th July 1917 pg. 4

Private Roland J Eather, fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. John Eather, of Upper Colo, was killed in action in France, on June 7. we express sympathy for the parents and their family.

Windsor Richmond Gazette 13th July 1917 pg 7

ROLL OF HONOR EATHER- Killed in action in France, June 7th, 1917, Private Roland James Eather, aged 21 years, fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. J Eather, Colo

Windsor Richmond Gazette 20th July 1917 pg. 4 Mrs. EATHER and Family, of Upper Colo, desire to Thank all those who sent letters and cards of sympathy in their sad bereavement in the loss of their son and brother killed in action in France on the 7 th June, 1917.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3533223

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