Archibald Rogers was born in London, Ontario, on June 6, 1892, the son of Edward Rogers (a car builder) and Alice (nee Harwood) Rogers, of London, Ontario. On December 16, 1910, Archibald would marry Annie (nee Gauld) Rogers, in Petrolia. The couple would initially reside at 408 Cromwell Street, Sarnia, but the following year, Archibald and Annie Rogers, along with her 17-year old brother, John Gauld, had moved to 317 Maxwell Street, Sarnia. Archiblad enlisted on February 23, 1917 in Sarnia. At the time, he listed his occupation as an electrician. He became a member of the Army, Canadian Engineers, 7th Battalion, with the rank of Sapper. On July 8, 1918, Archibald Rogers would lose his life in France as a result of the conditions of war. Archibald Rogers would later be officially listed as, Died (pneumonia), at No. 42 Casualty Clearing Station. Twenty-six year old Archibald Rogers is buried in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France, Grave IV.J.39.
SOURCES: A, B, C, D, E, F, L, N, 2C, 2D, 2G