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ROGERS, Norman Horace
| Service Number: | 796 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 January 1916, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Prospect, South Australia, October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Prospect, Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | 22 June 1992, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Prospect Roll of Honour G-Z WWI Board |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 796, 43rd Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 796, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 796, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 10 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 796, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW ankle | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 796, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
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Norman Horace Rogers was born in Prospect South Australia. His address was Bosanquet Avenue, Prospect, South Australia. His father was John George Rogers. At the time, Norman Horace was 21 years old. He was 5'3" and weighed 112 lbs (50kg). Norman was single. His eyes were hazel and he had fair hair. His Religion was the church of England. His occupation was a printer. Norman Horace’s enlistment date was the 17th of February 1916.
Norman Horace Rogers was a part of the 43rd Infantry Battalion. The battalion embarked in June 1916 and, after landing briefly in Egypt, went on to Britain for further training. Norman was on the HMAT Afric A19 ship.
Norman was wounded in the ankle at the Battle of Messines in June 1917 and spent several months recovering in England. Shortly before the end of the war he was promoted to Lance Corporal.
At 11 am on 11 November 1918, the guns fell silent on the Western Front. Through 1919 the survivors of the 43rd Battalion returned to Australia in drafts for demobilization and discharge. This included Norman Horace Rogers. The Medals he got were the British War Medal, Victory Medal. The British War Medal is a campaign medal presented by the United Kingdom to officers and men of British and Imperial forces who served during WWI. Norman then died on the 22nd of June 1992. He was buried At Enfield Crematorium, South Australia.