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RODGERS, Edward William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 970 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Zetland, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 1 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Municipality of Waterloo Roll of Service No. 2, Rozelle Sydney Harbour Trust Officers and Employees Pictorial Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 970, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 970, 19th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 970, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, Wounded but remained on duty |
Personal Stories
Edward William Rodgers
Born 20th August 1886 at Womorah Ave Darlinghurst NSW
His Father was Samuel John Rodgers from Carnagribben Strabane Northern Ireland His Mother was Annie Mulligan (Dublin Ireland),
Edward married Harriet Blackburn
They had a son Thomas Edward born 1911
They had a son Samuel Joseph born 1913
Composed by Gordon Rodgers Great Nephew of Edward William Rodgers
Submitted 13 March 2015 by Gordon Rodgers
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Harriett Rodgers of 11 Bourke Street, Zetland, Sydney, NSW later known as Harriett St Quintin; father of Thomas Edward Ambrose Rodgers and Samuel Joseph Rodgers. Step father of Dulcie Millicent Blackburn
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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