We remember Walter Rogers

We remember Walter Rogers

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Timeline

Timeline

1887
sibling Edith Rogers Source:8495716 1887
1889
birth Dublin Ireland Source:8495716 1889
1891
sibling Albert Rogers Source:8773472 1891
1891
location Ritter Street, Woolwich, London United Kingdom parents address Source:8773472 April 1891
1892
sibling Alfred Rogers Source:8495716 1892
1896
sibling Lucy Rogers Source:8495716 1896
1900
sibling Roland Rogers Source:8495716 1900
1901
location Harrow Road, Aldershot - Father's base United Kingdom military residence address Source:8495787 31st March 1901
1911
dates Age 22 Source:8495716 April 1911
1911
employment Joiner Eastoft, Lincolnshire United Kingdom Source:8495716 April 1911
1911
location River Don Hotel, Eastoft, Lincolnshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8495716 April 1911
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:5088053 28th February 1915
1916
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:8495110 1st January 1916
1917
service British Army Acting Bombardier 810147 Royal Field Artillery A Battery Source:7220201 1st June 1917
1917
death Killed in Action From mid May 1917 232nd Brigade RFA was stationed in the Ypres area. It was here that Walter Rogers lost his life, most likely to an enemy artillery attack. Bayernwald, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen Belgium Source:7220201 Source:8495110 1st June 1917
1917
awards Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration Source:8495110 6th July 1917
service British Army Gunner 810147 Royal Field Artillery Source:7220201
location 15, Windle Road, Hexthorpe, Doncaster United Kingdom parents address Source:7220201
burial Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium II. A. 12. Source:7220201

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Walter
Initials W
Last Name Rogers
Source 8495796
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
15, Windle Road, Hexthorpe, Doncaster United Kingdom parents address
Harrow Road, Aldershot - Father's base United Kingdom military residence address known 31st March 1901
Ritter Street, Woolwich, London United Kingdom parents address known April 1891
River Don Hotel, Eastoft, Lincolnshire United Kingdom parents address known April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 810147 Royal Field Artillery Gunner
British Army 810147 Royal Field Artillery A Battery Acting Bombardier
Awards
AwardTypeSource
MM British Award/Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth Rogers mother
Rowland Rogers father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Edith Rogers sister 1887
Lucy Rogers sister 1896
Roland Rogers brother 1900
Alfred Rogers brother 1892
Albert Rogers brother 1891

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Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Alan68334
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Alan68334
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Alan68334

External Evidence

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Eastoft War Memorial names - Walter Rogers Alan68334
Eastoft - Killed in Action Alan68334
Eastoft Military Medal Alan68334
Ancestry - Register of Soldiers Effects Vincent96527

Multimedia

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Eastoft War Memorial Alan68334
Bombadier Walter Rogers - MM Alan68334
Military Medal Vincent96527
Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery - 1 Vincent96527
Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery - 2 Vincent96527
Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery - 3 Vincent96527
Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery - 4 Vincent96527
Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery - 5 Vincent96527

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