John Mowbray Rogers

Private

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Mrs. M. Rogers, of Dunedin. Served in Egypt, 1915, and at Gallipoli.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“At an inquest on the body of John MoWbray Rogers, found in Dunedin harbour, it was shown that Rogers fought Gaillipoli, and returned to the Dominion wounded two years ago. He underwent a severe operation at the Dunedin Hospital, as he could not sleep, owing to the noise in his ears. He was very excitable, and complained constantly of pain m his side and head. At Gallipoli a piece of shell struck him in the groin. The coroner found that Rogers committed suicide whilst of unsound mind, the result of his war experiences”

POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME XLV, ISSUE 14627, 10 JUNE 1918, PAGE 3

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Casualty

Service Number:

8/1621

Name:

John Mowbray Rogers

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

Not known

Next of Kin:

Mrs M. Rogers (mother), 49 King Street, Dunedin, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Enlistment Address:

49 King Street, Dunedin, New Zealand

Unit:

NZEF, Otago Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Suicide

Date of Death:

05 June 1918

Day of Death:

Wednesday

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

3rd Reinforcements

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

14 February 1915

Transport:

HMNZT 17
HMNZT 18
HMNZT 19

Vessel:

Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Dunedin Southern Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Block 25. Lot 42B. Anglican.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand