Alexander RODGER

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Service Number:	686
Enlisted:	29 December 1915, Brisbane, Queensland as part of 42nd Battalion, C Company recruitment.
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	42nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	West Linton, Edinburgh, Scotland, January 1884
Home Town:	Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farming
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 10 June 1917
Cemetery:	Bethleem Farm East Cemetery Burial reference: - Row E. Grave 7.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour

29 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 686, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland as part of 42nd Battalion, C Company recruitment.
5 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 686, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 686, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney
10 Jun 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 686, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 686 awm_unit: 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-10
10 Jun 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 686, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Killed in action, Belgium.

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