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Benjamin John RODGERS

Regimental number3243
Place of birthCoogee New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCivil servant
AddressMoree, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Amelia Rodgers, 'Elrington', Dutruc Street, Randwick, New South Wales
Enlistment date11 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name54th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/71/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 11 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 May 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Date of death9 August 1967
Age at death83
Place of burialRandwick Cemetery, New South Wales

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