| Regimental number | 8/2796 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Station hand |
| Address | Manawa, Masterton |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23.4 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Hugh Rodger, Lynncraig Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcement, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hugh and Euphemia Rodger, Lynn Craig, Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined unit at Mudros, 1 October 1915, and posted to 8th Company. Admitted to 87th Field Ambulance, 18 December 1915 (jaundice); rejoined unit, Lemnos, 23 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 27 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Wounded in action, 8 July 1916 (gun shot wound, back), and admitted to 1st Canadian Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, 9 July 1916; discharged to Base Details, 11 July 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 13 July 1916. Wounded in action (second occasion), 15 July 1916 (gun shot wound, left thigh), and admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred to Australian Voluntary Hospital, Wimereux; to England, 17 July 1916, and admitted to No 2 London General Hospital, Chelsea; transferred to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 31 July 1916; to NZ Convalescent Camp, Hornchurch, 12 August 1916; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 12 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 October 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 8 November 1916. Wounded in action (third occasion), 31 May 1917; remained at duty. Appointed Lance Corporal, 7 July 1917. Detached to 2nd Army Rest Camp, 29 July 1917; rejoined Bn, 13 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. War service: 2 years 176 days (of which 791 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Sixth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20807263 |