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


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

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

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
:
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.

Find A Grave Memorial# 30720325 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-12-10 14:30:51 / From original database

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

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23341 ROGERS, Albert1878ENG,     Apr 1888 : Sardinian CAN Maria Rye  
4279 ROGERS, Alice M.1881ENG,     Sep 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
7155 ROGERS, Charles1852ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
17189 ROGERS, Charles1897ENG, LDN, London May 1911 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
18245 ROGERS, Charles1911ENG,     Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
26814 ROGERS, Charles William1923ENG, WAR, Leeds Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
9507 ROGERS, Clement1908ENG,     Oct 1920 : Scandinavian CAN Barnardos  
23412 ROGERS, Cyril Thomas William1897ENG, KEN, Upnor May 1912 : Virginian CAN Waifs & Strays  
23411 ROGERS, David1898ENG, MDX, Uxbridge - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
19024 ROGERS, Edith1903ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
19041 ROGERS, Ethel1901ENG,     Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4278 ROGERS, Ethel Emma1882ENG,     Sep 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
2941 ROGERS, Florence1885 Mar 1895 : Mongolian CAN Maria Rye  
26440 ROGERS, Frank1904WAL, GLA, Swansea Jul 1913 : Belgic AUS Fairbridge Homes  
18088 ROGERS, Frederick1897ENG,     Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
26057 ROGERS, Frederick1873 Jun 1881 : Parisian CAN Middlemore  
26441 ROGERS, Frederick1902 Jul 1913 : Belgic AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21747 ROGERS, George1875ENG,     Sep 1891 : Sardinian CAN Waifs & Strays  
25544 ROGERS, Grace Florence1914 Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
23701 ROGERS, Henry W1895ENG,     Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
24209 ROGERS, John1854ENG,     May 1870 : Ganges CAN British and Colonial Emigration Fund  
19784 ROGERS, Kate1888ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
26813 ROGERS, Kenneth1921ENG, WAR, Kings Norton Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
20906 ROGERS, Peter1923ENG,     Apr 1938 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
20080 ROGERS, Robert1871ENG,     Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos  
26815 ROGERS, Ronald1925ENG, WAR, Birmingham N. Oct 1934 : Moreton Bay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
18972 ROGERS, Samuel1891ENG,     May 1905 : Bavarian CAN MacPherson Homes  
12805 ROGERS, Sidney1915ENG, WAR, Birmingham May 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Crusade of Rescue  
14034 ROGERS, Thomas1891ENG,     Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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