~~~~Private Albert Henry ROGERS, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, The Great War.~~~~~~~
Regimental number:--- 5218 accorded to 13th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement.
Religion--- Church of England
Civil employment:--- Farmer
Home Address :--- Sunny Church via Oberon, New South Wales.
Home Town:---Oberon, New South Wales
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Thomas Rogers, Oberon, New South Wales.
Attested into AIF:--- 29th December 1915 at Liverpool, New South Wales,
Age on enlistment:--- 22 years and 8 months.
Final Rank:-- Private
Unit on enlistment:--- 13th Australian Infantry Battalion, 16th Reinforcement, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Sydney, New South Wales, aboard HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 31 March 1916.
Final Unit:--- 45th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Fate:--- Killed in Action, 6th August 1916 in France.
Burial :--- No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Commemorated:--- Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Roll of Honour:--- Panel number 140, Australian War Memorial .
War service:---Western Front
Medals:---British War Medal, Victory Medal
Memorials:--- Oberon Shire Honour Roll
~~~~Private Albert Henry ROGERS, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, The Great War.~~~~~~~
Regimental number:--- 5218 accorded to 13th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement.
Religion--- Church of England
Civil employment:--- Farmer
Home Address :--- Sunny Church via Oberon, New South Wales.
Home Town:---Oberon, New South Wales
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Thomas Rogers, Oberon, New South Wales.
Attested into AIF:--- 29th December 1915 at Liverpool, New South Wales,
Age on enlistment:--- 22 years and 8 months.
Final Rank:-- Private
Unit on enlistment:--- 13th Australian Infantry Battalion, 16th Reinforcement, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Sydney, New South Wales, aboard HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 31 March 1916.
Final Unit:--- 45th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Fate:--- Killed in Action, 6th August 1916 in France.
Burial :--- No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Commemorated:--- Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Roll of Honour:--- Panel number 140, Australian War Memorial .
War service:---Western Front
Medals:---British War Medal, Victory Medal
Memorials:--- Oberon Shire Honour Roll
Inscription
"Known unto God" "Their glory shall not be blotted out."
Gravesite Details
"The fortune of war, has denied this known and honoured, ANZAC, burial given to his comrades."
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