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Douglas, Jacob and James Roach [B 73962] • Photograph

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Summary

Studio portrait of the Roach brothers, sons of Thomas Ninnes Roach and Clara (nee Barkla), in their First World War military uniforms, left to right: Private Douglas Peter Roach, Private Jacob Roach, and Signaller James Barkla Roach.

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Physical description

1 photograph : black and white, digital

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1916

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Roach, Jacob, 1894-
Roach, James Barkla, 1896-1970
Roach, Douglas Peter, 1898-1918
Soldiers -- South Australia
World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Australian
World War, 1914-1918 -- South Australia

Catalogue record

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General notes

Other digital photographic portraits of Roach family members who served in the First World War were not retained by the State Library SA, but are held by other institutions. To view portrait of Lieutenant Eric Mervyn Roach see Australian War Memorial website, photograph ID number P09380.001. To view portrait of Kelvin Roach, 9th Light Horse, KIA April 1917, see State Records of SA flickr page, SRSA reference number GRG 26/5/4/563. To view portrait of Victor Eyre Roach, Army Service Corps, see State Records of SA flickr page, SRSA reference number GRG 26/5/4/564.

To view portraits of Sgt. Kenneth Roach, Pte. Harry Keith Roach, Spr. John C. Roach and Nurse Dorothy Roach, children of Henry Roach of Toorak, SA, see 'The All Australia Memorial: history, heroes, and helpers' (South Australian edition), held by the State Library SA, page 8a and page 12b.

Historical information

No. 5850 Private Douglas Peter Roach, 43rd Battalion, born 5 January 1898 at Moonta, SA, worked as a fitter prior to enlistment at Kadina on 6 April 1916, served in France, and died of wounds at Rouen, France, on 5 July 1918, aged 20 years. No. 615 Private Jacob Roach, 43rd Battalion, born 4 September 1894 at Moonta, SA, and worked as an electrician prior to enlistmnet on 31 October 1914 at Morphettville, served in Egypt and France and returned to Australia on 21 June 1919 aboard 'Karoola'. No. 5851 Signaller James Barkla Roach MM, born 25 March 1896 at Moonta, SA, worked as a clerk prior to enlistment on 6 April at Kadina, served in France, awarded the Military Medal for Bravery in the Field on 27 June 1918, returned to Australia on 29 June 1919 aboard 'Nestor'.

Digitisation information

Date

01/05/2013

Format

image/jpeg

Resolution

321 x 500 pixels (0.2 MP)

Size

38.97 K

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