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RODGERS, George Wilson
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 689, 689A |
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| Enlisted: | 21 November 1916, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Longreach, Queensland, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Selector |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gracemere Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 689, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 21 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 689, 3rd Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 689, 3rd Machine Gun Company, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 689A, 9th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 689A awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-25 |
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