Charles Alfred ROGERS

Regimental number10/733
Date of birth9 February 1893
Place of birthJersey, Channel Islands
ReligionProtestant
OccupationMechanic
AddressHene Street, New Plymouth
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.6
Height5' 7"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinC A Rogers, Russell Street, St Hellier, Channel Islands, Jersey
Previous military service11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles)
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankTemporary Corporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 25 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Mr C.E.G. Rogers, 4 D'Auvergene Lane, Havre-de-Pas, Jersey, Channel Islands
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Killed in action, 25 September 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20807402

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