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Stanley Arthur ROGERS

Regimental number3139
Place of birthBrunswick, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationGlassblower
Address117 Edward Street, Brunswick, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 4.5"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinFather, R J Rogers, 117 Edward Street, Brunswick, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3139A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 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

Taken on strength, 5th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916.

Transferred to 57th Bn, 17 February 1916, and taken on strength.

Transferred to 60th Bn, 20 March 1916, and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir.

Admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 15 May 1916 (influenza); discharged to unit, 18 May 1916.

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'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, ROGERS Stanley Arthur

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