ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

ROGERS, John Miller

ROGERS, John Miller

Full Name: John Miller

ROGERS

Date of Birth: 03

–

1878

Place of birth: Bendemeer, Bendigo VIC

Australia

Occupation: Civil Servant ( Water Supply Department )

Address: Day Dawn WA

Next of Kin: Wife – Agnes Deborah Miller

Next of Kin Address: 570 William Street North Perth WA

Religion: Presbyterean

Service Number: 2391

Rank: Corporal

Unit/Division: 43rd Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-05-03

Enlistment Location: Perth

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-10-30

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Disembarkation Date: 1916-12-28

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date: 1919-03-22

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3/05/1916- Completed Medical Examination Perth WA
1/06/1916- To No. 71 Depot Company Blackboy Hill WA as Private
20/06/1916- To 51st Battalion 7th Reinforcements Belmont WA
5/09/1916- To 43rd Battalion 4th Reinforcements
29/12/1916- To 11th Training Battalion Durrington England ex Australia
25/02/1917- Proceeded Overseas 3rd Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France ex Folkestone ex Durrington England
3/03/1917- Rejoined 43rd Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
18/06/1917- Appointed Lance Corporal in the field France
1/08/1917- Appointed Temporary Corporal in the field France
18/09/1917- Appointed Corporal in the field France
6/11/1917- Granted Leave England
22/11/1917- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
27/06/1918- To Australian Infantry Base Depot Havre France ex 43rd Battalion
18/07/1918- To No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England ex France ( Varicose Veins Both Legs )
19/10/1918- Embarked England for Australia per ” Sardinia ”
16/12/1918- Disembarked Australia
22/03/1919- Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit )
9/08/1957- Date of Death ( Commonwealth War Graves Commission )

 

Service Medals Awarded

British War Medal – No. 14903

Victory Medal – No. 14594

 

Memorial Inscription

Yarloop War Memorial, WA

 

***** Thanks to Helen BENOIT  for her research to enable location of John Miller ROGERS Service Record. *****