MILITARY SERVICE RECORD & CIVILIAN CAREER

ROGERS, Kenneth Arthur

1952

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date and place of birth: 29 Jan 1934, General Hospital, Southampton, Hampshire

Next of kin address: Sandown, Isle of Wight

MILITARY SERVICE

Date and place of enlistment: 08 Sep 1949, Army Recruiting Office, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Regimental Number: Restricted

G.S.C. 08 Sep 1949 – 25 Jul 1952:

Company: 'C' ● Squad: n/k ● Trade: Armourer ● Rank: Apprentice Lance Corporal (Ref: Daily Routine Order N^o 32 of 1952)

Education: Army Certificate of Education Class 2 (Ref: Part 2 Order N^o 40 of 1950)

School Colours: Athletics (1950)

Army Junior 100 yards Champion at Aldershot: 1951

Trade Qualification: Armourer Class 3 (Ref: Part 2 Order N^o 62 of 1952)

R.E.M.E.

Posting: wef 29 Aug 1952 – 02 Nov 1953: 13 Command Workshops REME, Aldershot, Hampshire (Ref: Part 2 Order N^o 63 0f 1952)

Posting: 23 Nov 1953 – 05 May 1956: 27 Engineer Regiment, Minden, BAOR

Education: Army Certificate of Education Class 1 (Jun 1954)

Trade Test: Armourer Class 1 (Dec 1954)

Posting: 05 May 1956 – 02 Aug 1956: 1^st Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Osnabrück, BAOR

Posting: 02 Aug 1956 – 12 Nov 1956: 1^st Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Cyprus

Posting: 12 Nov 1956 – 08 Aug 1959: 2^nd Wireless Regiment, Cyprus

Posting: 17 Nov 1959 – 14 Oct 1963: HQ BAOR, Rheindahlen

Posting: 24 Nov 1963 – 02 Feb 1964: 58 Static Workshop REME, Kluang, Malaya

Posting: 02 Feb 1964 – 31 Oct 1968: Brigade of Gurkhas, Malaya

Posting: 14 Dec 1968 – 08 May 1970: 28 Signal Regiment, Krefeld, BAOR.

Discharge

Date & place: 10 May 1970. At own request.

CIVILIAN CAREER

UK

22 May 1970: Purchased the Post Office and Store at Highampton, Devon.

Australia

06 Jun 1971: Emigrated to Australia, settling initially in Sydney, New South Wales. Employed variously in and around Sydney as Distribution Manager and Warehouse Manager.

May 1980: Moved permanently to Brisbane, Queensland.

Retired

16 Jan 1997

August 1999: Moved to the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

MARITAL & FAMILY STATUS

14 Aug 1954: Married Elizabeth ‘Betty’ DORE, Worthing, Sussex ● Children: sons Gavin, Gary & Mark

IN RETIREMENT

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