Search results Next record Previous record Māori William Henry Rogers Born 25 March 1917 - Died 3 November 1993 PDF Key details Service number4844 AWMM Also known asBill AWMM Armed force / branchNavy AWMM Last rankWW2 Lieutenant/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Navy, HMS Cook AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, in winter uniform, Royal Navy style (kindly provided by his son) - This image may be subje … Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam Henry AWMM SurnameRogers AWMM Ingoa Also known asBill AWMM Service number4844 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionPresbyterian, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth25 March 1917 AWMM Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupationRoyal New Zealand Air Force, Flight Lieutenant/Civilian AWMM Teacher, Henderson High School AWMM Next of kin on embarkationMrs J. Rogers (mother), 198 Melbourne Road, Island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 1939 AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignWorld War 2/wars AWMM France and Germany (TBC) AWMM Created during migration for ww2 records that were listed as western front and need to be corrected AWMM 6 June 1944 AWMM D-Day AWMM Atlantic, WW1 AWMM Armed force / branchNavy AWMM Service number4844 AWMM Military serviceHMS Cutty Sark AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1939-1945 Star AWMM Atlantic Star (France and Germany clasp) AWMM Pacific Star AWMM Defence Medal AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 20 September 1940 AWMM Age 23 AWMM Marine engineer/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Temporary Sub Lieutenant AWMM Merchant Navy AWMM WW2 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Back injury AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Bronchitis AWMM Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM Cancer AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 23 December 1945 AWMM End of war AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Navy, HMS Cook AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Husband of Marjorie Louise (nee Sandford) Rogers (d. 2000)When Rogers sailed from Wellington Harbour on 9 September 1939 he was in the Merchant service mostly involved in 'Port Line' duty on the Atlantic. He then transferred to the Navy on 20 September 1940. He served for 6 years overseas.He married in Glasgow, Scotland and the marriage was announced in the newspaper, March 1941 AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death3 November 1993 AWMM Age 76 AWMM Blenheim, Marlborough AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of Disease AWMM Death notes CemeteryFairhall Cemetery, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand AWMM Ashes RSA Block 2 plot 8 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryDeath notice: Marlborough Express, 4/5? November 1993 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember William Henry Rogers by laying a poppy. William George Harper Rogers William George Theodore Rogers William Henry Rogers William Jack Albert Rogers William James Rogers Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Henry Rogers Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksBirths, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Sources Used Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Sources Used Marlborough District Council cemetery records http://www.marlborough.govt.nz/Services/Cemeteries/Search.aspx?id=16066&plotid=14505 Sources Used Marriages. Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 121, 24 May 1941, Page 1 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19410524.2.3&srpos=77&e=--1939---1945--50--31----0kidd-- Further Reference DocumentsInformation kindly provided by family AWMM Correspondence with family AWMM The Evening Post AWMM Marlborough Express AWMM Death notice: Marlborough Express, 4/5? November 1993 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record