RODGERS, Samuel Cecil
(Service number 45127)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 18/03/1896 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 1 October 1917 | Age | 20 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Tuapeka Mouth, Lawrence,Otago | ||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs J T Rodgers (mother), Tuapeka Mouth, Lawrence, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 24th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company | ||
| Date | 4 May 1917 | ||
| Transport | Devon | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Devonport, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | 14th Company, 3rd Battalionn, Otago Infantry Regiment | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western Europe 1917 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 15 October 1917 | Age | 21 |
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| Place of Death | Passchendaele, France or Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West Viaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | 2015 additions to the Tiimaru Memorial Wall | ||
Biographical Notes
From Waimate. Son of John Thomas and Sarah Rodgers of Tuapeka Mouth, Otago, New Zealand.
Sources
Paul McNicholl's list of additional names for the Tiimaru Memorial Wall (August 2013). Cenotaph (May 2014)
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