Rodger CAUGHEY

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Service Number:	3784
Enlisted:	10 September 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	31st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hughenden, Queensland, 1 May 1891
Home Town:	Prairie, Flinders, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Teamster
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Caloundra Shire of Landsborough WW1 Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

10 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3784, Depot Battalion (AIF), Brisbane, Queensland
31 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3784, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
6 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 31st Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 26th Infantry Battalion -- Egypt
17 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3784, 31st Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Manitou"
25 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3784, 31st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3784, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3784 awm_unit: 31st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-21
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3784, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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