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Military service
Age:
26
Rank:
Captain
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
East Yorkshire Regiment
Division:
6th Bn.
Birth:
November 1, 1888
Calgary, Alberta
Death:
August 7, 1915
Dardanelles, Turkey
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Edwin R. Rogers. Captain Rogers held the rank of Lieutenant in the 61st King George's Own Pioneers, Bangalore, India as well as being an ex-member of the Queen's Own Rifles, Toronto, Ontario. Captain Rogers was a graduate of the Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Captain Alan Stanley Clark Rogers
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Memorial Tablet
Alan Stanley Clark Roger's name is included on this memorial tablet in St. John's Anglican Church on 288 Humberside Avenue in West Toronto. Photo taken in May 2003. -
St. John's Anglican Church
St. John's Anglican Church on 288 Humberside Avenue in West Toronto. Photo taken in May 2003. -
Article
Captain Alan S.C. Rogers, from a memorial booklet published by his parents, circa 1916. -
Plaque
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 780 Captain Alan Stanley Clark Rogers (RMC 1911) was the son of Edwin R. Rogers. Captain Rogers held the rank of Lieutenant in the 61st King George's Own Pioneers, Bangalore, India as well as being an ex-member of the Queen's Own Rifles, Toronto, Ontario. Captain Rogers was a graduate of the Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario. He served with the East Yorkshire Regiment, 6th Bn. He died 7 Aug 1915 in Dardanelles, Turkey. His name is listed on the Helles Memorial in Turkey. -
Stained Glass Window
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 780 Captain Alan Stanley Clark Rogers (RMC 1911) was the son of Edwin R. Rogers. Captain Rogers held the rank of Lieutenant in the 61st King George's Own Pioneers, Bangalore, India as well as being an ex-member of the Queen's Own Rifles, Toronto, Ontario. Captain Rogers was a graduate of the Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario. He served with the East Yorkshire Regiment, 6th Bn. He died 7 Aug 1915 in Dardanelles, Turkey. His name is listed on the Helles Memorial in Turkey. -
Memorial Doll
Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 780 Captain Alan Stanley Clark Rogers (RMC 1911) was the son of Edwin R. Rogers. Captain Rogers held the rank of Lieutenant in the 61st King George's Own Pioneers, Bangalore, India as well as being an ex-member of the Queen's Own Rifles, Toronto, Ontario. Captain Rogers was a graduate of the Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario. He served with the East Yorkshire Regiment, 6th Bn. He died 7 Aug 1915 in Dardanelles, Turkey. His name is listed on the Helles Memorial in Turkey. -
Newspaper Clipping
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Cap Badge
780 Captain Alan Stanley Clark Rogers (RMC 1911) was the son of Edwin R. Rogers, Toronto, and beloved brother of Elizabeth Rogers, Esfevan, Saskatchewan, Canada. Captain Rogers held the rank of Lieutenant in the 61st King George's Own Pioneers, Bangalore, India as well as being an ex-member of the Queen's Own Rifles, Toronto, Ontario. Captain Rogers was a graduate of the Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario. He served with the East Yorkshire Regiment, 6th Bn. He died 7 Aug 1915 in Dardanelles, Turkey during WWI. His name is listed on the Helles Memorial in Turkey. A Memorial booklet for Alan Stanley Clark Rogers was created 8 August 1915. -
Memorial
Memorial stairwell, RMC Kingston -
Memorial Arch
Memorial arch, RMC Kingston -
Newspaper Clipping
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram January 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Captain Alan Stanley Clark Rogers
Digital gallery of
Captain Alan Stanley Clark Rogers
Digital gallery of
Captain Alan Stanley Clark Rogers
HELLES MEMORIAL Turkey
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