Thread: Thomas Patrick Gregory

George Leornard Rodgers from England who went to South Africa as a British soldier and stayed there

Hello Michelle

Shot in the dark...............I think this is the correct one, he has served in RSA WO97 5802/135 Royal Artillery & WO97 3790/96 Cheshire Regiment.
from PPV site army record select Military from the tool bar or NAtional Archives

I am unable to find a birth entry for George Leonard RODGERS, but a quick look at the latest census indicates that there is a later generation with the same name!

He is from Clown nr Chesterfield Derbyshire

elsabels

Following on from Elsabels,

First name(s): George
Last name: RODGERS
Calculated year of birth: 1874
Parish of birth: Clown
Town of birth: Chesterfield
County of birth: Derbyshire
Age at attestation: 18 years 4 months
Attestation date: 3 March 1892
Attestation corps: Cheshire Regiment
Attestation soldier number: 3651
The National Archives reference: WO97 / 3765 / 96


it lists his father as John Rodgers, 9 Wombels Hill Clown Derbyshire

This is the nearest birth I could find

Name: RODGERS, George
Registration District: Help Chesterfield
County: Derbyshire
Year of Registration: 1875
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Volume No: Help 7B
Page No: Help 657

This record follows on from above listing postings

British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 about George Rodgers
Name: George Rodgers
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Age at enlistment: 19
Birth Parish: Clown
Birth County: Derbyshire
Document Year: 1892
Regiment Name: Royal Artillery
Number of images: 7