Private Frederick John Rogers
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
1898
Date of Death
22 Apr 1918
War time / or Pre War occupation
Bleacher/dyer worker at father's firm
Employer
Rogers & Ashby, Dunstable Road
Regiment
Service Number
128958
Place of Birth
Luton
World War I Address
3 Kenilworth Road
Luton
Place of Death
Belgium
Grave Location
Larchwood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery
War Memorial Location
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Source
The Luton News , 16th May 1918
Pte John Rogers, 128958, 30th Company Machine Gun Corps, was killed by a shell which exploded as he stood by a dug-out door on the Western Front on April 22nd, 1918. He was single and aged 20.
Prior to joining up in November 1916, John (full name Frederick John Rogers) was employed by his father in the bleaching and dyeing firm of Rogers & Ashby, Dunstable Road.
At first he was in a Labour Battalion stationed at Newhaven, but afterwards transferred to the Machine Gun Corps and went through training at Grantham. He had been in France only two months.
Parents George Thomas and Louisa Rogers, of 3 Kenilworth Road, Luton, received a letter about their son's death from the officer for whom he had been a runner.
Individual Location
Author: Deejaya
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