John ROGERS

Regimental number1408
ReligionMethodist
OccupationMiner
AddressMrs I Rogers, Moon Street, Eaglehawk, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs I Rogers, Moon Street, Eaglehawk, Victoria
Enlistment date6 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 2 February 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 November 1916
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialGuards' Cemetery (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No. 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
51
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Eaglehawk Cemetery, Victoria. Mother: Isabella ROGERS (d. 24 August 1946, aged 81; bu. Eaglehawk Cemetery)
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal