Maurice Rogers

Maurice Rogers
Nickname(s)"Shake"
Born(1919-07-17)17 July 1919
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Died3 June 1944(1944-06-03) (aged 24)
Ardea, Italy
Buried
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
RankSergeant
Service number5568932
UnitWiltshire Regiment
Battles / warsSecond World War
AwardsVictoria 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.