Surname
ROVKIN (served as Rorkin)
Service No.
NX73811 (N280456)
Hebrew Date
27 Cheshvan 5703
Hebrew Date
כ״ז בְּחֶשְׁוָן תש״ג
Cemetery
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea
Service Details
3rd Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF
Place of Enlistment
Martin Place, Sydney, NSW
Locality on Enlistment
Sydney, NSW
Religion
Greek Orthodox, but was Jewish
Date of Enlistment
17/9/1941
Country of Enlistment
Australia
Notes
Attested date of birth 3/12/1922 & 2/7/1923 (actual 1926) in Shepparton, Victoria. Son of PTE N323515 Gregory Rovkin, (DOB 24 March 1895 Poland. Discharged 3/7/1943) & Judith née HUBERMAN, 59 Albion Street, Paddington, Sydney. Sisters: Shulamite, Ruth & Phylis (born Victoria).