Herbert Rogers was the adopted son of Thomas and Mary Birks, White House, Mount Pleasant. Herbert was born 1 Feb 1893, baptised 24 March at St. Matthews, Buckley to Mary Ann Rogers a single woman. The 1901 and 1911 census show Herbert living as the adopted son of Thomas and Mary Birks at Mount Pleasant. In 1911 Herbert’s occupation was clay turner at brickworks. Thomas and Mary were listed as having had no children. Mary Ann Rogers may have been the daughter of John Rogers and Ann Berks. Thomas Berks would then be a great uncle to Herbert. Mary Ann may have later married James Peters.

UK Soldiers Who Died in The Great war 1914 -19 – acessible on www.ancestry.co.uk includes an entry for Herbert Rogers. It confirms the military details on the left of this page and adds that he enlisted in Hawarden. This source says that he ‘Died of wounds’.  His medal index card also on Ancestry, lists his two medals and also tells us that he had a previous regimental number of 6437.  There is a pension Index Card for Herbert. This one says that his Aunt and Foster Mother M Birks was to receive 8/6d a week from the 22nd January 1918.

From the County Herald, July 27, 1917

News has been received of the death from wounds received in action of Private Herbert Rogers, 24 years of age, who had lived at White House. Mount Pleasant. Buckley. Only a few days previously his relatives received a letter from him asking them not to worry, as he was getting along nicely. He had been twelve months on active service, and was a single man.