Regimental number | 483 |
Place of birth | Strahan, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Horse driver |
Address | PO, Gormanston, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Alice Crossin, 60 Loch Street, Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | 10 months 91st Inft. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Pontville, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: W. and Violet RODGERS. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Victoria. Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Leicestershire', 9 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 22 January 1919, for onward travel to Hobart; discharged (medically unfit), Hobart, 28 March 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 46 |
Place of burial | New Cheltenham Cemetery, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RODGERS George Alfred Ernest |