Maurice Rogers


Maurice Albert Wyndham Rogers, VC, MM 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.

Details

Rogers was 24 years old, and a sergeant in the 2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, British Army, during the Battle of Anzio when the following deed took place, at Ardea, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
The citation in the London Gazette of 8 August 1944, gives the following details:

Legacy

In 2003 Rogers had a road named after him. A new industrial estate had been built at Hopton, Devizes, Wiltshire and the road has been called "Sgt Rogers Way". The road sign gives his full name and location and year of the VC award. Earlier he had a block of flats 'Rogers House' named after him on the White City Estate in Shepherds Bush, London. His parents were in attendance at the opening ceremony.
His story was published as the cover story for D.C. Thomson's Victor comic in issue 204 dated 16 January 1965.
His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Rifles Museum in Salisbury, Wiltshire.