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Horace John Rogers

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Studio portrait of Horace John Rogers (s/n 67974). Image provided by family. This image may be subject to copyright.

Studio portrait of Horace John Rogers (s/n 67974). Image provided by family. This image may be subj …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Horace John AWMM
  • Surname
    Rogers AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 67974 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    23 February 1913 Public source Stratford, Taranaki Public source
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 1942 AWMM C/O S.A. Henderson, Horsham Downs, Hamilton AWMM
    • WW2 1942 AWMM C/O S.A. Henderson, Horsham Downs, Hamilton AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs. Matilda Rogers (Mother), Waitakaruru AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. Matilda Rogers (Mother), Waitakaruru AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1942 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 67974 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Farm manager/Civilian 2NZEF Nom Roll 7
    Huntly, Waikato 2NZEF Nom Roll 7
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Was the son of Richard and Matilda Jane Rogers (nee Potts) , (Source:Data entry form, 2015)

    Brothers Albert Andrew (64803) and Horace John Rogers (67974) both served in WW2. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    23 October 1980 Public source
    Age 67 AWMM
    Cambridge, Waikato Public source
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Hamilton Park Cemetery, 395 Morrinsville Road, Newstead, Hamilton, New Zealand AWMM Cremated and ashes scattered in the Garden of Memories AWMM
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Memorials

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