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RODGERS, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1959 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1916, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cobden, Victoria, Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Ecklin South, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | South Ecklin State School and Box Hill College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Villers-Bretonneux, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1959, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 8 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1959, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne | |
| 26 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1959, 58th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line |
Personal Stories
Connections
William was the cousin of Sarah Blanche Magill/ Dalton. He appears on the Cobden Memorial. He lived at Brucknell, near Timboon and also South Ecklin.
Submitted 29 March 2021 by Ellen Magill
Biography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of George RODGERS, South Ecklin, Vic.