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Record #23412
Name :
: Cyril Thomas William ROGERS (1897 - 1916)
  aka : Private Rogers


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 14 May 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 28 Oct 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Kent, Upnor
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Etaples
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 31 May 1912
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Virginian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Church of England Waifs & Strays

Agency
: Waifs & Strays
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Cyril Thomas William Rogers.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Cyril Thomas W Rogers
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1898
Registration District: Strood
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 2a
Page: 591

1901 English Census records place Cyril Rogers as the stepson of his mother, Alice Jane (Corby) and Step-Father, George Bowkett in Milton, Kent, England. He was 2 years of age born about 1899. George Bowkett was a newspaper clerk by occupation.

1911 English Census records place Cyril Rogers as a Boarder in a Boy's Home in Snettisham, Docking, Norfolk, England. His he 12 years of age, born about 1899 in Upner, Kent.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: ROGERS
Given Name: Cyril F W
Age: 15
Sex: M
Ship: Virginian
Year of Arrival: 1912
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1912-05-24
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1912-05-31
Party: Church of England Waifs & Strays
Destination: Sherbrooke, Quebec
Comments: 21 boys
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4786
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 18 Oct 1915 in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Cyril Thomas William Rogers was born 14 May 1897 in Upnor, West Rochester, Kent. He was a farmer by trade. His Next of Kin was his mother, Mrs. A Bowket of 14 Ruial Vale, Nor...Fleet, England. 5' 7 1/2" in height with grey eyes and brown hair. His religion was listed as Wesleyan.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he died of wounds at Number 23 General Hospital in Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France. His Next of Kin was Mrs. A. J. Blowkett of 70 Medway Road, Gillingham, Kent, England. He was buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: VIII. E. 2A.

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ContributorsCreated : 2013-12-10 14:30:51 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-10 14:33:15 /

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23412 ROGERS, Cyril Thomas William1897ENG, KEN, Upnor May 1912 : Virginian CAN Waifs & Strays