George Edward ROGERS

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Service Number:	2408
Enlisted:	28 August 1915, Warwick Farm
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	31st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Westmead, New South Wales, Australia, 18 April 1898
Home Town:	Westmead, Parramatta, New South Wales
Schooling:	Wentworthville Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 28 September 1917, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXIV. D. 17A.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

28 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2408, 31st Infantry Battalion, Warwick Farm
14 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 2408, 31st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
14 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 2408, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne
27 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, 2408, 31st Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, Shrapnel wound abdomen

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