John Henry ROGERS

Regimental number58601
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinBrother, Richard Rogers, Manchester Street, Waimate
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 29th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington, New Zealand, on board SS Ruahine on 15 August 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Entrenching Battalion
FateKilled in Action 17 April 1918
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: William Rogers, Townsend Island, Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 12

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