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Cecil ROGERS

Regimental number3359
Date of birth25 September 1899
Place of birthSpringside, Orange, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressOrange, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, John Rogers, 89 Byng Street, Orange, New South Wales
Enlistment date21 May 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 16 July 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 March 1919
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 316 Pte Bertram Francis ROGERS, 19th Bn, returned to Australia, 31 August 1916; 3679A Pte Raymond Sylvester ROGERS, 1st Bn, returned to Australia, 31 May 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II as NX52538, 2/19th Bn. Died in Singapore, 1942.
Miscellaneous detailsFull name: Cecil Lawrence ROGERS
Date of death9 February 1942
Age at death42
Place of burialKranji War Cemetery, Singapore

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