| Regimental number | 1698 |
| Place of birth | Killarney, Queensland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Chemist |
| Address | c/o Mrs Anna Dwyer, Jondaryan, via Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 136 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Anna Dywer, Jondaryan, via Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/42/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Ambulance |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: James J ROGERS, d. 31 December 1910, aged 42. |
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| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Brisbane, 22 September 1915; disembarked Albany, Western Australia (sick); re-embarked Fremantle on board HMAT 'Ulysses', 2 November 1915; attached to 6th Reinforcements, 28th Bn. Transferred to 3rd Field Ambulance, Tel el Kebir, 7 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 27 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 3 April 1916, and admitted to Lahore Indian Stationary Hospital (parotitis); transferred to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital; discharged to 1st Australian Base Depot, 15 April 1916; rejoined 3rd Field Ambulance, 29 June 1916. Found guilty, 20 November 1916, of when on Active service, being absent without leave from 1900, 18 November, to 1015, 19 November 1916: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited a total of 8 days' pay. Admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, 26 March 1917 (scabies), and transferred to Scabies Station; discharged to duty, 28 March 1917; rejoined unit same day. Appointed Lance Corporal, 3 June 1917. On leave to England, 10 July 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 28 July 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Division Rest Station, 8 August 1917 (trench fever); transferred to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station, 19 August 1917; to 3rd Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 20 August 1917; to England, 24 August 1917, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 25 August 1917; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield; to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 25 September 1917 (urethitis); discharged, 31 October 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 January 1918; rejoined unit, in the field, 16 January 1918. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 1 August 1918; Temporary Sergeant, 2 August 1918; Staff Sergeant, 3 August 1918. On leave to Paris, 12 December 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 4 January 1919. Admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, 26 January 1919; rejoined unit from hospital, 27 January 1919. Embarked for England for return to Australia, 20 March 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Borda', 11 May 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 27 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 21 August 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 30 |
| Place of burial | Warwick Cemetery, Queensland |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ROGERS Leslie James |