James Cunningham RODGER

Regimental number25/459
OccupationShipping clerk
Next of kinSister, Miss G D Rodger, 238 Moorehouse Avenue, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
Final rankCorporal
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 23 September 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Mr J.H. Rodger, Nelson Street, Petone, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 14

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