Rogers, James (Sergeant, VC, 1st Victorian Contingent)

Place Africa: South Africa
Accession Number PR88/010
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement 16 ITEMS
Object type Copy, Papers
Maker Rogers, James
Date made 1900-1902
Access Open
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. AWM315 749/088/023
Conflict South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
Copying Provisions Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Description

Collection relating to the Service of Sergeant James Rogers VC of the 1st Victorian Contingent. The collection includes attestation papers, discharge certificates, citations and a commissioning warrant regarding Rogers' VC and his South African service as well as a letter from Baden-Powell. The collection also includes two oversized framed items. The first consists of a photograph of an unveiling of a memorial plaque and the second contains a portrait and citation and appears to have once held the Victoria Cross medal.