ROCHE William
Name | William ROCHE |
Country Of Origin | |
Born | Approx. 1873 |
Died | 1929 |
Birth/ Baptism | Born approx. 1873 |
Parents | |
Apprenticeship | John M Procter, Launceston (six years) |
Skills | Watchmaker, Jeweller |
Work Locations | Launceston, Penghana, Queenstown, Franklin |
Street Address |
Orr Street, Queenstown (opposite National Bank) |
Marriage/Spouse | |
Arrival | |
Other | Pre-1896: Worked in his trade in Melbourne and Ballarat, Victoria.
November 1896: At Penghana on the west coast near Queenstown, advertised watchmaker and jewellery services, musical instrument repairs, and agent for Beattie’s Photographs Views of Mount Lyell Mines and Tasmanian scenery. Approx. 1898-February 1899: Employer, Richard Matthews, watchmaker and jeweller, Queenstown. By approx. mid-late 1900: At Franklin, a small town in the Huon Valley, southeast Tasmania where he initially worked in his trade and then as an orchardist. 25 April 1916: Enlisted in World War 1, 49th Battalion, Australian Air Force. Served overseas and suffered from trench fever, severe sciatica, and mumps. William’s next of kin recorded on his war record was Eva Ellen Morton of Devonport, his cousin, and wife of Arthur George Morton, watchmaker. |
Death | 7 July 1929, Hobart |
References | |
Tasmania Post Office Directory 1901. Web: National Archives of Australia, Series B2455, Service No. 1667. Mt Lyell Standard & Strahan Gazette 28 November 1896, 12 December 1896, 21 February 1899, 21 March 1900; Zeehan & Dundas Herald 15 February 1899; Huon Times (Franklin) 9 July 1929. |
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