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RODGERS, William Henry

Service Number:	1959
Enlisted:	20 January 1916, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 19 August 1895
Home Town:	Murgon, South Burnett, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Queensland , Australia, 7 January 1963, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Murgon Cemetery, Qld Uniting, Line 6, #777
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

20 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1959, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland
1 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1959, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane
1 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1959, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
27 Aug 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1959, 52nd Infantry Battalion

Connections

William was the cousin of Sarah Blanche Magill/ Dalton. He appears on the Cobden Memorial. He lived at Brucknell, near Timboon and also South Ecklin.

Submitted 29 March 2021 by Ellen Magill

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