MM And Pair To The Can Inf With Good Citation

MM ( Geo V ) 850378 PTE J ROGERSON 3/BN 1/C ONT R WW1 pair 850378 PTE J ROGERSON

John Rogerson a 28 year old gardener was from Carluke in Lanarkshire , the most decorated small town in Scotland , 3 men from the town being awarded the VC. He enlisted into the Canadian Infantry at Niagara Falls in April 1916 and served on the western front from October 1917.He was very badly wounded by shell fragments on September the 4th 1918 . He spent nearly a year in hospital, being returned to Canada in August 1919

The Gazette ( Lanarkshire ) April 12th 1919

Corporal John Rogerson

On the Amiens front on the 11th of August the Corporals company of Canadians was held up by a German machine gun, which by the order of the officer in command had to be silenced . Cpl Rogerson volunteered to accompany his officer on this hazardous mission . They covered the ground in safety and reached the German trench. By this time Cpl Rogerson had no ammunition left , but found at hand a good supply of German hand grenades which he used to account for the German gun crew and their immediate supports. Cpl Rogerson and his officer seized the gun and returned to their own lines in safety. This brave action allowed the company to advance. It was 10 days afterwards that Cpl Rogerson received his very severe wounds

With copy photo in uniform

Medals mounted as originally worn and in VF condition

Code: 51070