LIEUTENANT-COLONEL F.G. ROGERS, DEVON REGIMENT AND SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT. Four: British War and Victory Medals (Lieutenant) 1939-45 Defence and War Medals. Good Very Fine and better.

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL F.G. ROGERS, DEVON REGIMENT AND SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT. Four: British War and Victory Medals (Lieutenant) 1939-45 Defence and War Medals. Good Very Fine and better.

Group accompanied by photocopied WW1 Medal Index Card and WW2 service details. Francis Galpine Rogers, born 7/4/1897, was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Devonshire Regiment, 19/7/1916, and promoted Lieutenant 19/1/1918 (Adjutant, 2nd Battalion, 9/5/1925 to 8/5/1928). Rogers transferred to the 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment, and was promoted Captain, 2/1/1929 (Adjutant, 2nd S. Staffords, 18/4/1932 to 7/4/1935). He was promoted Major, 1/8/1938, and served as Acting Lieutenant Colonel from 15/1/1941 to 14/4/1941 (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel 15/4/1941).

In addition to his regimental appointments, Rogers served as Garrison Adjutant, Plymouth, 29/10/1928 to 30/4/1929, was Brigade Major, Northern Command, 26/4/1935 to 9/12/1936, and Commandant, Northern Command, 1/6/1938 to 17/6/1940.

Rogers saw service with the 9th Battalion Devonshire Regiment during WW1, first seeing active service in France and Flanders, entering that theatre of operations on 5/12/1916 and serving there to 17/11/1917. Rogers then transferred to the Italian theater of operations, from 18/11/1917 to 12/9/1918, and saw service in France again from 13/9/1918 to 11/11/1918.