Name: Robert Lindsay Rogers Rank: Private Service Number: 415516 Battalion: 40th Battalion/25th Battalion Date of Birth: March 9, 1882 Place of Birth: Yarmouth, NS Date of Enlistment: April 12, 1915 Place of Enlistment: Yarmouth, NS Address at Enlistment: Yarmouth, NS Age at Enlistment: 32 Height: 5 Feet, 4 Inches Complexion: Fair Eyes: Blue Hair: Light brown Trade: Sailor Marital Status: Single Religion: Wesleyan Next of Kin: Mrs Joseph R Rogers (Mother) Yarmouth, NS Date of Death: August 16, 1917 Age at Death: 34 Memorial: Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France Commemorated on Page 318 of the First World War Book of Remembrance Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on July 12 Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 40th Battalion. Robert was the only son of Joseph R. Rogers (1845-1897) and Anne Dane (Butler) Rogers (1845-1919) of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and the brother of Annabel Rogers (1871-1954), and Grace Louise Rogers (1876-1956). Robert enlisted with the 40th Battalion in Yarmouth and embarked for England on October 18, 1915. In England, the 40th Battalion provided reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field and Robert was taken on strength with the 25th Battalion in the field. He was wounded in the neck on September 16, 1916, during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette (September 15-22, 1916), part o the broader Battle of the Somme (July 1 - November 18, 1916). He was subsequently hospitalized in England for treatment and recovery. During his recuperation in England, he wrote home a detailed account of his wounding; see "Stretcher Bearer. Two Men Hit" Once recovered, he returned to the front and eleven months later, to the day, while making a charge against the enemy, he was killed in action August 16, 1917, at Lens in the Pas-de-Calais region of France. On August 16, 1917, the 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Rifles) was engaged in the Battle of Hill 70 (August 15-25, 1917), positioned in front of Lens, France, as part of the 5th Canadian Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division.

Sources: Library and Archives Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Back Row, standing, are Robert's sisters Grace Louise and Annabelle. Front Row, Robert's mother Anna Dane (Butler) Rogers, Robert Lindsay Rogers, and his father Joseph R. Rogers

Family Photo: Robert Lindsay Rogers (right); his mother far left.