Basic Details
Surname
Rogers
Forenames
F C
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Frank Cornwall
Served or died
Died
Notes
The school website (see References) provides this biography: 'Frank Cornwall Rogers was born on 18 July 1878, the son of Henry Adams Rogers of Johannesburg, member of the Johannesburg Reform Committee, and Ann Dora Rogers. He was at Charterhouse [Verites] between May 1892 and August 1894, representing Verites in football and cricket and winning the Second Class Athletic Challenge Cup in 1894. He served as a Trooper with the Natal Mounted Volunteers in the Boer War. He was killed in action on 6 January 1900.'
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
South Africa
Town of death
Ladysmith, Natal
Country of burial
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
Town of burial
Ladysmith
Cemetery
Cemetery
Year of death
1900
Month of death
January
Day of death
6
Age at death
22
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action