Gordon Gladstone ROGERS

Regimental number23440
Date of birth16 September 1895
Place of birthMaungaturoto
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 9"
Weight163 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Amelia Rogers, Maungaturoto
Previous military serviceServed in 75th Company, Senior Cadets; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date8 February 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 7th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (,New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 29 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 July 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 15 August 1916; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 25 August 1916, and posted to A Company.

Wounded in action, 15 September 1916 (gun shot wound, left hand), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to 38th Casualty Clearing Station, 16 September 1916; to No 4 Convalescent Depot, 18 September 1916; to Base Depot, Etaples, 29 September 1916.

On leave to United Kingdom, 1 September 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 14 September 1917.

Reported wounded and missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 27 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 28
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20807433

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