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John,

Do you have his regimental number please?

hello David
the only information I have is taken from a letter he wrote to his parents
I have only his first name 'Jack' and as he wrote "loving son" am assuming his surname was Rogers (as addressed)
The letter head states " May 28th 01 Vet River Station O.R.C. Essex Coy Burma M.I. Field Force S.A."
The envelope was addressed to "Mrs. F Rogers Church Lane Bocking Nr. Braintree Essex."
John

John,

He could be 4490 Private J Rogers of the 2nd Essex Regiment.

This is taken from the KSA roll (WO100/335p205):



Have a look at this page: www.findmypast.co.uk/search/results?sour...ountry=great+britain

To see further you will need a FMP subscription or you can visit the National Archives in London for free access.

Mike
thanks for that
I really appreciate your time and effort.
John

John
Known to me and the Army as John Rogers. I have his medals in my collection....a unique group to the Essex Regt. QSA/KSA with Burma MI company.
“Pt J Rogers 4490, 2nd Essex Regiment, was severely wounded in his neck at Hartenbosch, near Buitfontein, on April 8” Essex County Chronicle, 18 April 1902 p6
John enlisted in 1895 and, while he served over 11 years with the 1st Bn, he earned all his medals while serving with 2nd Bn. He earned his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1913, and went to France with 2nd Bn 22 August 1914. 1914 Star & bar trio. Finally made it above Private in 1915, rapidly being promoted to Sgt. Wounded in 1916 [presumably October], and returned to the UK in early November 1916. After a spell in the Labour Corps, he was back in the Essex Regt in March 1918 and finally discharged in April 1919 after 24 years' service. Oh, and he won the Military Medal in 1916 and was an in-pensioner at Chelsea from April 1953 until he died in August 1954!
Would be interested in scan of the letter if possible.
Best wishes

Ian

PS picture of John Rogers' medals now added

And here is another example of an Essex Regt member of the Burma Mounted Infantry.

Ian

John MARSHALL

Queen’s South Africa Medal clasps Cape Colony, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (1887 C Sejt, 2 Bn Essex Regt), King’s South Africa Medal two clasps (1887 Clr-Serjt, Essex Regt), 1914-15 Star (2813 C S Mjr, A Cyclist Corps), British War and Victory Medals (2813 W O Cl 2, Essex R), Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (EVII, 1887 C Sjt, Essex Regt).

Born Eastbourne. Son of Richard Marshall, 3 Second Avenue, Victoria Rd, Leytonstone. Enlisted 6 August 1886 aged 18 yrs 11 months (born Sept 1867 - sic).
1st Bn 15 Nov 1886
L Cpl (unpaid) 4 April 1888
To Depot and Pte 11 June 1888
AWOL 1 August 1889 for 6 days
Deserted 17 January 1890 - fraudulently enlisted in 12th Royal Lancers 13 December 1889 while on furlough. Convicted 13 March 1890 - 84 days imprisonment with hard labour. Former service forfeited [later restored in 1899]
2nd Bn 25 September 1890
L Cpl 19 September 1891
Cpl 31 January 1895
L Sgt 6 August 1895
Sgt 3 December 1897
Permanent Staff, 3rd Bn as Sgt 1 May 1903
Col Sgt 15 May 1905; discharged 28 December 1907
Served in Cyprus 1890-92, India 1892-1900 and South Africa 24 January 1900 - 3 January 1902 (invalided to England because of malaria and lumbago) and again 25 April to 15 October 1902.
Mentioned in dispatches (Lord Roberts) London Gazette 4 September 1901
LSGC in AO 57 of 1 July 1907
Married Elizabeth Minnie Thorp St Clements, York 1 August 1908
Re-enlisted 2 September 1914 age 42 (born 1872), as 3/2813 Essex Regt. To 9th Bn as Col Sgt & CSM 7 September 1914
To 3rd Bn 22 March 1915 serving with Essex Regiment and Labour Corps.
Arrived in France 14 October 1915 - the Labour Corps medal roll lists him after two Army Cyclist Corps recipients but Marshall's previous unit column is blank. The Star is named to ACC but there is no evidence in Marshall's papers to support that he served with the Cyclists.
To 2nd (HS) Bn Suffolk R 5 February 1917 as 46923 and Depot from 1 September 1917
To Labour Corps 23 January 1918 as 393435
480 H S E Coy 27 January 1918
527 HSE Coy 15 January 1919
Discharged 20 February 1919 to 52 Woodman Rd, Brentwood
Attended 2nd annual dinner of Sgts (past and Present) Pompadours 7 April 1923 as secretary at the Three Nuns, Aldgate. Attended later reunions and dinners in 1930, 1933, still on committee in 1934, 1935.
Died 13 July 1945 at 109 Howard Avenue, Bexley; retired night watchman aged 76 (born 1869!)