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SUMMERS, Roger

Service Numbers:	3465, 4320
Enlisted:	30 August 1915, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, 26 September 1899
Home Town:	Rozelle, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Seaman
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 9 April 1917, aged 17 years
Cemetery:	Hermies Hill British Cemetery Hermies Hill British Cemetery, Hermies, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

30 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3465, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
13 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3465, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3465, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney
6 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Infantry Battalion
9 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4320, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4320 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-09

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Biography contributed by Peter Rankin

He was 17 years 6 months old at time of death