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ROGERS, Bertie
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4574 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Ballarat, Vic., 1882 |
Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Hairdresser |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 April 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France III B 22, Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Golden Point State School |
Service History
World War 1 Service
28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4574, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4574, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
28 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 4574, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4574 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Brigade awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-28 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Samuel and Mary ROGERS
PRIVATE BERT ROGERS
Pte Bert Rogers, killed in action on 28th April, sailed from Australia on 28th January, 1916. Prior to enlisting, the deceased soldier carried on a hairdressing business in Main street. He was 37 years of age, and leaves a widow and three young children.