Memorials & Monuments
on the Isle of Wight
- CWGC and other Headstones -
- Carisbrooke Mount Joy Cemetery : C F Rogers -

Location

In Mount Joy Cemetery, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight
 
Description

Standard CWGC headstone. WW I pattern.
Grave Location : X.3 179

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Further Information

CWGC record ...
 

The Isle of Wight County Press
13th February 1915

Military Funeral.- A sad spectacle, the like of which has not been seen in the village of Carisbrooke for very many years, was witnessed on Monday, when the funeral of Rifleman Charles Rogers aged 19, of the Isle of Wight Rifles, of Gunville whose death of pneumonia at Parkhurst Military Hospital we recorded last week, took place with full military honours, rendered by the band of the Isle of Wight Rifles and a detachment of the deceased comrades from Sandown. The passing of the cortège through the village aroused much sympathetic interest. The band in charge of Lance Corporal Westmore played Chopin's Marche funebre on the way to the cemetery and the coffin, which was covered by the Union Jack, was borne on a gun carriage driven by men of the Hants RGA from Freshwater. The deceased belt and bayonet and a number of beautiful wreaths rested on the coffin. Major C Turner Clark, Lt G C Loader, 2/Lt Baas and about 50 men of B Company of the IW Rifles followed. The service was conducted by the Rev B Carvosso Spenser (Wesleyan chaplain to the troops). The usual three volleys were fired over the grave and the 'Last post' was sounded by the buglers. The families' mourners were the deceased's mother, Rifleman J Rogers IW Rifles (brother) and two sisters. Beautiful flower tokens were sent by 'Mother, Dad and family', his brother Jim and sister Delay; Aunt Kate, Cousin Beat and Uncle Charlie: the Officers NCOs and men of B Company IW Rifles: Miss Brake and Mrs Pearson; Mrs Somerball: Mrs O Gustar. Mr H W Parnell carried out the funeral arrangements

The Isle of Wight County Press
28th August 1915

Wounded Carisbrooke Rifleman's Experience (Gallipoli)

Rfn J Rogers of A coy, writing on the 15th inst to his parents Mr and Mrs J Rogers of Brickfield Cottages Carisbrooke says " Just a few lines to let you know that I have been in action and have been wounded, but not seriously. I am lucky. Some of the Hants got it pretty hot. I got mine just above the right eye. I don't want you to worry about me: I am going on a treat. It is awful out here with the flies that torment you so. The RAMC are most kind. They do all they can for us and it makes it so much easier for us. I can't give you any details of the fight as I was wounded early in the struggle and I have not heard anything since but it will be in the papers. I can't write any more now as my head is so bad but I will write again as soon as I can. You must not upset yourselves about me because I am going on all right. I don't think I am even wounded enough to come home, so you see it's very slight. Well cheer up all of you. (Charles brother, Jim Rogers)
 
thanks to Steve Rogers of the British War Memorial Project for supplying the newspaper reports