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Alfred John ROGERS

Regimental number5876
Place of birthGlenferrie, Melbourne
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSalesman
Address9 Carrington Street, Glenferrie, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Rogers, 9 Carrington Street, Glenferrie, Victoria
Enlistment date30 June 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row E, Grave No. 4), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
100
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Elizabeth ROGERS, "Wangara", Upper Avenue Road, Mosman, Sydney
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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