John (Jack) ROGERS

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Service Number:	1408
Enlisted:	6 November 1914
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 1 November 1916
Cemetery:	Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Picardie Plot VI, Row C, Grave No. 4
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sailors Gully Eaglehawk North State School No. 1428 Honor Roll The Great War

6 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1408, 7th Infantry Battalion
2 Feb 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1408, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray A46
4 Apr 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Infantry Battalion, From 7th Battalion
18 May 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1408, 5th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the chest
19 Jun 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, From 5th Battalion
21 Jul 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion
1 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7th Infantry Battalion
18 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Remained on duty
13 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion, In Belgium
1 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion

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Son of Jacob Rogers and Isabella Rogers nee Stirling of Moon Street, Eaglehawk, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal