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ROEGER, Rudolph Victor Edelbert
| Service Number: | 3136 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Frewville, South Australia, 17 May 1888 |
| Home Town: | Klemzig, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, South Australia, 10 September 1982, aged 94 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia cremated |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3136 | |
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| 14 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3136, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3136, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 6 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3136, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born: Randolph Victor Edelberth ROEGER, 17 May 1888 in Frewville, South Australia
(SA Births 1842 - 1906 Book: 418 Page: 300 District: Nor.)
Father George ROEGER and
Mother Sarah Roeger (fmly) KRETSCHMER (nee) HAMBLEY.
Brother: George Roeger, lived at Hummocks Hill, SA.
Cousin in service:
3861 Private William Thomas Pfuhl - 10th Infantry Battalion
09/08/1915 enlisted in WWI
02/12/1915 embarked Outer Harbour, SA, onboard RMS Malwa
as a Private with 10th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
29/03/1916 embarked to join British Expeditionary Forces, ex Alexandria
onboard HT Transylvania
04/04/1916 disembarked into Marseilles, France
17/05/1916 Proceeded to join 10th Infantry Battalion, Etaples, France
25/07/1916 hit by a shell, killed instantly at Pozieres, France
- Rudolph stated he saw William's dead body
No known grave
His name is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux,
France.
Rudolph was described on enlisting as 27 years 1 month of age; single; 5' 9 1/4" tall;
149 lbs; medium complexion; brown eyes; brown hair; Church of England
16/06/1915 enlisted into WWI at Keswick, SA
14/09/1915 embarked Outer Harbour, SA, onboard HMAT A70 Ballarat
as a Private with 10th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
24/10/1915 admitted serious Trachoma to 1st Australian General Hospital,
Heliopolis
17/03/1916 allotted to and proceeded to join 10th Battalion, from 3rd Training
Battalion, ex Aerodrome Camp
18/03/1916 taken on strength, Serapeum
27/03/1916 proceeding to join British Expeditionary Forces, ex Alexandria
embarked onboard Saxonia
03/04/1916 disembarked into Marseilles, France
30/08/1916 promoted to Lance Corporal, France
06/03/1917 promoted to Corporal with 10th Infantry Battalion
09/04/1917 gun shot wound to right arm, received in action, Rouen, France
12/04/1917 admitted to No.11 Stationary Hospital, Rouen, France
24/05/1917 transferred to No.2 Convalescent Camp, Rouen, France
01/07/1917 joined Base Depot, Havre, France
30/07/1917 sick to hospital (trachoma) - admitted to 2nd General Hosptial
embarked to England onboard HS Essequinto
31/07/1917 admitted to London General Hospital, England
15/08/1917 transferred to 1st Auxillary
25/10/1917 discharged to Depot, Weymouth
01/11/1917 returned to Australia onboard A68 Anchises, ex England
01/02/1918 discharged from service
Total service: 2 years 231 dyas (overseas 2 years 108 days)
Medals: 1914/15 Star (3297); British War medal (5439); Victory medal (5393)
Married: wife: Dorothy Roeger
children: Vic (John), Dorothy, and Gilbert
10/09/1982 passed away
cremated at: Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, SA (not interned there)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 14/04/2017. Lest we forget.
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