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218763Cpl. Fred Rogers
British Army 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards
from:Gainsborough, London
My Grandfather, Fred Rogers, joined 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards in 1929, signing up in Lincoln. He lied about his age, signing up a year early. He served both at home, in Egypt and Sudan and was made a corporal before leaving in 1935 and entering the reserve. He was called back on 15th August 1939 and mobilised on 1st September and was made a corporal again very quickly afterwards. He served with the BEF until evacuated from Dunkirk with the rest of the battalion in June 1940.In 1941 the Battalion formed part of the Guards Armoured Division with whom he served until June 1945 when they reverted to Foot Guards as part of the Guards Division. The battalion went to Normandy in late June 1944 and fought its way into Germany, through Belgium and Holland. by the end of the war I believe he was a Quartermaster Sergeant. He was demobbed in December 1945 and remained in the reserve until December 1955.
Has anyone got any details of which specific units he was in (i.e. company's) stories or photographs? I only have one from his pre war service and a couple from the War but would love copies of any with his fellow Guardsmen, Tanks etc.
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