Maurice Albert Windham Rogers
Sergeant, 2nd Battalion. Wiltshire Regiment
- Register No.
- 1077 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Sergeant all Sergeants →
- Unit
- 2nd Battalion. Wiltshire Regiment all Wiltshire Regiment VCs →
- Date of action
- 3 June 1944 on this day → all of 1944 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second World War
- London Gazette
- 10th August 1944 on this day → all of 1944 →
- Born
- 17th July 1919 at Bristol
- Died
- in action on 3rd June 1944 at Anzio, Italy
- Memorial / grave
- at Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy
- Medal held by
- the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and
Digest of citation
A carrier platoon was held up by concentrated machine-gun fire and barbed wire entanglements at Anzio, Italy, on 3rd June 1944. Sergeant Rogers, armed with a Thompson machine-gun, forced his way through the barbed wire, ran across a minefield and accounted for two of the enemy posts. His platoon, approximately 100 yards behind, was so inspired that they also advanced in the assault. Unfortunately before they could reach him, Sergeant Rogers had been wounded in the leg. In spite of this wound, he continued to advance until he was eventually shot from point-blank range
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
ROGERS, Maurice Albert Windham. (reg No. 1077).
Sergeant. 2nd Battalion. Wiltshire Regiment.
London Gazetted on 10th August 1944.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regimental Museum.
Born on 17th July 1919 at Bristol.
Killed in action on 3rd June 1944 at Anzio, Italy.
Memorial on grave at Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy.
Digest of Citation reads: A carrier platoon was held up by concentrated machine-gun fire and barbed wire entanglements at Anzio, Italy, on 3rd June 1944. Sergeant Rogers, armed with a Thompson machine-gun, forced his way through the barbed wire, ran across a minefield and accounted for two of the enemy posts. His platoon, approximately 100 yards behind, was so inspired that they also advanced in the assault. Unfortunately before they could reach him, Sergeant Rogers had been wounded in the leg. In spite of this wound, he continued to advance until he was eventually shot from point-blank range.
Additional information:. Sergeant Rogers also held the Military Medal (MM).
Additional information
Sergeant Rogers also held the Military Medal (MM).
Wiltshire Regimental Museum.
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Alf recorded the memorial as: at Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy
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