George ROGERSON

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Service Number:	3163
Enlisted:	15 September 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Machine Gun Company
Born:	Blackburn, Lancashire, England, August 1874
Home Town:	Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Tram driver
Died:	Killed in Action, France, Fromelles, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board

15 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3163, 17th Infantry Battalion
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3163, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3163, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
28 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Machine Gun Company
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 3163, 14th Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3163 awm_unit: 14 Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20

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