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Military service
Service number:
850131
Age:
33
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
102nd Bn.
Birth:
January 9, 1885
Death:
September 2, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VI. F. 26.
Additional information
Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Rogerson, of Chorley, Lancs, England; husband of Elizabeth Ann Rogerson, of 5, Town Line, Merritton, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Elijah Rogerson
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Merritton War Memorial
Merritton War Memorial. Pte. Elijah Rogerson's name was accidentally not included on this memorial. -
Memorial
The Cenotaph at Memorial Park in St. Catharines, Ontario, was dedicated on August 7th, 1927 by the Prince of Wales (future King Edward VIII), and unveiled by Brigadier General W. B. M. King, C.M.G., D.S.O. The names of St. Catharines men who died as a result of their service during World War I are listed on two bronze tablets located at City Hall. -
Photo of Elijah Rogerson
Image supplied by Private Elijah Rogerson's granddaughter. -
Photo of Elijah Rogerson
Image supplied by Private Elijah Rogerson's granddaughter. Blowup of Private Rogerson from band group photograph. -
Group Photo
Image supplied by Private Elijah Rogerson's granddaughter. 176 Canadian Infantry Battalion Band group photograph. Private Rogerson is the second person on the left back row. -
Post Card
Image supplied by Private Elijah Rogerson's granddaughter. Front of Christmas card sent to Private Rogerson's daughter Alice from France. -
Post Card
Image supplied by Private Elijah Rogerson's granddaughter. Reverse of Christmas card sent to Private Rogerson's daughter Alice from France. -
Attestation Paper
Private Rogerson's enlistment paper - front. -
Attestation Papers
Private Rogerson's enlistment paper - reverse. -
War Memorial
Memorial Park in Thorold. The cenotaph has the engravings of those who were lost in The Great War. Elijah's name is engraved here. -
Inscription
Elijah Rogerson's name engraved on the Cenotaph. -
Inscription
Inscription on the bottom of the Thorold Memorial Park cenotaph.
Digital gallery of
Private Elijah Rogerson
Digital gallery of
Private Elijah Rogerson
Digital gallery of
Private Elijah Rogerson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 493 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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FAUBOURG-D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS Pas de Calais, France
Fabourg-d'Amiens Cemetery is in the western part of the town of Arras in the Boulevard du General de Gaulle, to the south of the road to Doullens.
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