Regimental number | 48570 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Tuakau |
Occupation | Contractor |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Rogers, Leigh, North Auckland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements (Second Draft), G Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 90 Ulimaroa on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | St Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 5, Grave No 11), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel Smith Rogers and Martha Elizabeth Rogers, Leigh, Auckland. Youngest son. |
Family/military connections | Brother: 38750 Private George Henry ROGERS, 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 3 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 30 |
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