Maurice Rogers | |
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Nickname(s) | "Shake" |
Born | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England | 17 July 1919
Died | 3 June 1944 Ardea, Italy | (aged 24)
Buried | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Rank | Sergeant |
Service number | 5568932 |
Unit | Wiltshire Regiment |
Battles / wars | Second World War |
Awards | Victoria Cross Military Medal |
Sergeant Maurice Albert Wyndham Rogers, VC, MM (17 July 1919 – 3 June 1944) was a British Army soldier of the Second World War and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.