| Regimental number | 2844 |
| Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria |
| School | State School No 253, Victoria |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Chirnside Street, Werribee, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 157 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, A Rogers, Chirnside Street, Werribee, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 6th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 17), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Anthony and Eliza ROGERS, Empress Avenue, West Footscray, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 22442 Driver Anthony ROGERS, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, 20 October 1917; Step-brother: 2763 Pte Leslie Joseph ROGERS [true name COLLINS], 23rd Bn, killed in action, 4 August 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 6th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916. Transferred to and taken on strength of 58th Bn, 17 February 1916. Transferred to 15th Brigade Machine Gun Company, Tel el Kebir, 8 March 1916. Transfererd to 58th Bn, 10 March 1916. Transferred to and taken on strength of 59th Bn, Ferry Post, 19 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ROGERS Harry Ernest |
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