George ROGERSON

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Service Number:	3163
Enlisted:	15 September 1915, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Machine Gun Company
Born:	Blackburn, Lancashire, England, August 1874
Home Town:	Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Tram Driver / Weaver
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez Plot XXI. Row F. Grave 16. Inscription: HE DIED AS HE LIVED HONOURABLY
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board

15 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3163, Depot Battalion , Sydney, New South Wales
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3163, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3163, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
16 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 17th Infantry Battalion
24 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Machine Gun Company, T.O.S. from 55th Infantry Battalion
19 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3163, 14th Machine Gun Company, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Canada"
25 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3163, 14th Machine Gun Company, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3163, 14th Machine Gun Company, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3163, 14th Machine Gun Company, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3163, 14th Machine Gun Company, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3163 awm_unit: 14 Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20

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