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Roy Charles ROGERS

Regimental number3342
Place of birthLaunceston, Tasmania
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
Address11 Warriston Street, Brighton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 2.75"
Weight118 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Edith Glean, 11 Warriston Street, Brighton, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 October 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 26 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 July 1916
Date of death19 July 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 22), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
170
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Allotted to and proceeded to join 58th Bn, 23 February 1916.

Transferred to 60th, 15 March 1916, and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Note, Red Cross File No 2340605: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, ROGERS Roy Charles
Red Cross File No 2340605

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