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ROGERS, Walter John
| Service Number: | 4257 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Penola, 4 September 1889 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Kalangadoo School 1897 - 1904 |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Natural Causes, 23 May 1962, aged 72 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Edwardstown District WW1 Roll of Honor, Penola District WW1 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4257, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4257, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jul 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 4257, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Wounded at Mouquet Farm |
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| 26 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4257, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Kalangadoo Remembers
Age at Enlistment...25 years 10 months
Next of Kin...Martin and Agnes Rogers
Walter John Rogers was born in Penola South Australia. Walter attended the Kalangadoo school from January 1897 to July 1904. at 5 foot 10 inches tall with a love of football. Walter played for the Kalangadoo Royal Blues and at one stage umpired football matches between local schools including a school boys match between Penola and Kalangadoo in 1914, Kalangadoo was victorious.
Walter worked as a butcher at the Kalangadoo Slaughter House up until the day he enlisted.
Walter John Rogers enlisted into the A.I.F. on the 16th August 1915 and arrived at recruit camp on the 17th, as part of E. Coy 2nd Depot Battalion.
On the 11th January 1916 private Walter Rogers left Australia on board the HMAT SS Borda, arriving in Egypt on the 26th February 1916 as part of the 10th Battalion reinforcements.
The 50th battalion was then raised with those returning from Gallipoli and the fresh reinforcements from Australia; of which were mostly South Australia. The Battalion became part of the 13th brigade of the 4th Australian division. The 50th left Egypt and arrived in France on the 11th June 1916 to the bleak winter on the Western Front.
Private John Rogers fought at Pozieres in the Somme Valley in July 1916 and was wounded in action on the 10th August, after being shot in the right hand, which resulted in him loosing 2 fingers and his left hand paralysed. By the 17th August Private Rogers had been sent to England to Clandon Park Hospital.
The 50th suffered badly on the 13-15th August at the battle of Mouquet Farm due to fighting on the front line and spending the winter in the trenches.
Private Walter John Rogers returned to Australia on the 20th November 1917 and was discharged on the 26th November 1917 having completed 643 days of active service.
After his discharge Walter returned to the South-East and married Leslie Cameron at Penola on the 26th June 1929. Walter and Leslie ran their property on the Maaoupe Road, farming merino sheep.
Walter was a member of the Penola Racing Club and was a life member of the Penola PA&H Society and devoted much of his life to it. A reflection of how much a contribution Walter made is seen by the Wattie memorial gates that lead into the western side of the McCoriquindale Park.
Walter John Rogers (Wattie) passed away on the 23rd May 1962 and lies at rest in the Penola Cemetery.