Clarence ROGERS

Regimental number10/887
Date of birth7 November 1894
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationChairman
AddressOhakune
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height6' 0"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinFather, Alfred Rogers, Lawrence, Otago
Previous military service11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles); Pohukura Volunteers
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAwapuni
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 rankPrivate
Final unit11th Taranaki Company, Wellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Wounded in action, Anzac, 4 June 1915; admitted to HS 'Southland', 5 June 1915 (gunshot wound, head); disembarked Alexandria, 10 June 1915; transferred to No.1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 11 June 1916 (shrapnel wound, head).

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMNZT 'Tahiti', 7 August 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 11 September 1915; discharged (no longer fit for active service due to wounds received in action and rheumatism), 21 February 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 181 days (of which 331 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death12 October 1974, Clyde
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24201460
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20807405