A Great War 1916 ‘French theatre’ M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant J. Rogers, Essex Regiment, a veteran of the Boer War - when he was severely wounded at Hartenbosch, 8 April 1902

Military Medal, G.V.R. (4490 Sgt. J. Rogers. Essex. R.) officially renamed; 1914 Star (47010 Sgt. J. Rogers. Essex. R.); British War and Victory Medals (47010 Sgt. J. Rogers. M.M. Essex. R.) area of erasure before number on BWM, number on VM officially corrected; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with fixed suspension (4490 Pte. J. Rogers. Essex. R.) mounted for wear, generally good very fine (5) £300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 11 November 1916.

John Rogers served with with the Essex Regiment, and was attached to No. 3 Section, Burma Mounted Infantry in South Africa from 24 January 1900. He was severely wounded near Hartenbosch, 8 April 1902. Rogers served with the 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front as a Private from 22 August 1914. The Battalion took part in the battle of the Somme in 1916, where they Battalion advanced at 8.35am on the 1st July; and were beaten back by strong enemy counter-attacks. The Battalion’s strength at the close of the day was 2 officers and 192 other ranks, out of a total of 24 officers and 606 men who had gone into action.

Sold with copied service papers.

Note: Another M.M. group to this man, correctly named in all respects, was sold at Spink in 2005, including a Q.S.A. with ‘Cape Colony, Driefontein, Transvaal’ clasps and a K.S.A. with two clasps, possibly indicating that the above is a replacement or duplicate group.