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ROGERS, William Jules
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 955 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 May 1915, Enlisted at Wagin, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Wagin, Wagin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Vaulx-Vracourt, France, 30 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Originally buried on the Western outskirts of the town in the presence of Padre Birgin and it was not known if any cross was placed on his 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
| 5 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 955, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Wagin, WA | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 955, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 955, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Transferred from the 28th Battalion to the 51st Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Machine Gun Company | |
| 30 Mar 1917: | Involvement Private, 955, 13th Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 955 awm_unit: 13th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-30 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Edward Rogers of Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide SA. Later of 16 Beaufort Street, Surry HIlls, Sydney, NSW. William was the father of ex-nuptial son Stanford Douglas Andrews
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal. Held by Mrs Rosina May Herbert of Vivian Street, Burswoods, WA in trust for their son