About Sydney Rogerson
Lived 1915 – 1993 (aged 78). Sydney Rogerson was a British military personnel.
George Cross and its ribbon bar Staff Sergeant Sydney George Rogerson, , (14 May 1915 – 23 September 1993), was a British Army soldier. He was awarded the George Cross for his heroics on 2 January 1946, after an explosion at Savernake Forest in Wiltshire.
Biography Sydney George Rogerson was born 14 May 1915. He was a British Army soldier who achieved the rank of staff sergeant. Rogerson was awarded the George Cross He died 23 September 1993.
Legacy The Royal Army Ordnance Corps Museum at the Princess Royal Barracks in Deepcut purchased Rogerson's medal where it is now on display. It was the only such medal awarded to a non-commissioned officer in the Corps.
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British military personnel (1915–1993)
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Sydney Rogerson was born on 14 May 1915.
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Sydney Rogerson died on 23 September 1993.
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Sydney Rogerson was a military personnel.
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Sydney Rogerson was British.
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