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ROGERS, Herbert John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3439 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Norwood, South Australia, Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Reservoir, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3439, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3439, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3439, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 23 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 29 Apr 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 3439, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3439 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-29 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Ethel Edith Agnes Rogers of George Street, Preston Reservoir, Vic. Later known as Ethel Dodds and at one stage lived at 'Alabama" Bluff Road, Hampton, Moorabin, Vic. Father of Herbert G. Rogers and Violet E. Rogers
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal