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Son of Thomas and Susan Rogers of Barrie, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant George Stanley Rogers
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Stanley Rogers
Death notice that appeared in the August 17, 1916 issue of the Northern Advance newspaper (Barrie, Ontario), at page 5.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Stanley Rogers
An article excerpted from the August 31, 1916 issue of Flight, the journal of the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom, reporting on the inquest, held on August 23, into the deaths of Lieutenant G.S. Rogers and 2nd Lieutenant C. de Frece. (Second Lieutenant W.S.F. Saundby, the witness at the inquest, was killed in action in France fewer than three months later.)
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Stanley Rogers
Photograph of Lieutenant G. S. Rogers, which appeared in the August 17, 1916 issue of the Northern Advance newspaper (Barrie, Ontario), at page 5.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Stanley Rogers
Death notice that appeared in the September 16, 1916 issue of the Northern Advance newspaper (Barrie, Ontario), at page 8.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Stanley Rogers
The grave of Lieutenant G.S. Rogers in the Barrie Union Cemetery, Barrie, Ontario, marked by a standard Commonwealth War Graves headstone. The personal inscription at the bottom reads, "Killed in aeroplane accident in England." (Image by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, 2012. This image may be copied and used without further permission.)
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Stanley Rogers
Lieutenant G.S. Rogers is also commemorated on this family memorial, located only a few feet from his grave. Lieut. Rogers's grave, though marked by a Commonwealth War Graves headstone, lies within his family's plot at the Barrie Union Cemetery, Barrie, Ontario. He was survived by his parents, Thomas Rogers (1860-1931) and Susan Rogers (nee Somerville) (1863-1930), and by an older brother Dr. Norman Rogers, MD (1885-1940). He was predeceased by a sister, Myrtle (1887-1891). (Image by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, 2012. This image may be copied and used without further permission.)
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Stanley Rogers
Cenotaph Barrie, Ontario
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Stanley Rogers
A casualty notice that appeared in the August 17, 1916 issue of Flight, the journal of the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Stanley Rogers
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Stanley Rogers
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Stanley Rogers
Photograph of Lieutenant George S. Rogers, Royal Flying Corps.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant George Stanley Rogers
Barrie flag for Lieutenant George Rogers.
Image gallery
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Death notice that appeared in the August 17, 1916 issue of the Northern Advance newspaper (Barrie, Ontario), at page 5.
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An article excerpted from the August 31, 1916 issue of Flight, the journal of the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom, reporting on the inquest, held on August 23, into the deaths of Lieutenant G.S. Rogers and 2nd Lieutenant C. de Frece. (Second Lieutenant W.S.F. Saundby, the witness at the inquest, was killed in action in France fewer than three months later.)
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Photograph of Lieutenant G. S. Rogers, which appeared in the August 17, 1916 issue of the Northern Advance newspaper (Barrie, Ontario), at page 5.
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Death notice that appeared in the September 16, 1916 issue of the Northern Advance newspaper (Barrie, Ontario), at page 8.
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The grave of Lieutenant G.S. Rogers in the Barrie Union Cemetery, Barrie, Ontario, marked by a standard Commonwealth War Graves headstone. The personal inscription at the bottom reads, "Killed in aeroplane accident in England." (Image by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, 2012. This image may be copied and used without further permission.)
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Lieutenant G.S. Rogers is also commemorated on this family memorial, located only a few feet from his grave. Lieut. Rogers's grave, though marked by a Commonwealth War Graves headstone, lies within his family's plot at the Barrie Union Cemetery, Barrie, Ontario. He was survived by his parents, Thomas Rogers (1860-1931) and Susan Rogers (nee Somerville) (1863-1930), and by an older brother Dr. Norman Rogers, MD (1885-1940). He was predeceased by a sister, Myrtle (1887-1891). (Image by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, 2012. This image may be copied and used without further permission.)
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Cenotaph Barrie, Ontario
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A casualty notice that appeared in the August 17, 1916 issue of Flight, the journal of the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom.
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc
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Photograph of Lieutenant George S. Rogers, Royal Flying Corps.
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Barrie flag for Lieutenant George Rogers.
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Page 573 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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BARRIE UNION CEMETERY Ontario, Canada
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