Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Temporary Captain

Unit:

K Section, Headquarters, 12th Infantry Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, British Army

Awarded on:

October 14th, 1949

"Capt ROGERS was Signal Officer. In early February the Brigade found itself in LEVADHIA. in early March we moved to KHAIKIS, and then to LAMIA, from LAMIA to AMPHILOKAA in Western GREECE. The Brigade responsibility was from ALBANIA in the north to DELPHI in the province of PHOCIS, including the island of CURFU, distance of 280 miles. During the whole of the period on arrival in each locality wireless was the only means of communication. Capt ROGERS entirely alone with another officer to help, has reorganised the Greek telephone and telegraph service, fed, clothed and transported their men and relayed several hundreds of miles of lines. The fact that the line was cut repeatedly by Greek thieves and that more than 300 Poles disappeared in no way deterred the zeal and energy of this officer.

He himself covering more than 100 miles daily supervising and encouraging Greek and British linemen alike. He installed the wireless station at KERKERA in CORFU, and PREVEZA and by 31 May it was possible to rely on the telephone from Brigade HQ in AMPHILOKAA to all parts in the Brigade area as well as PATRAS and ATHENS.

Capt ROGERS not content with merely opening up signal communications spent much time in reorganising the Greek Postal Telegraph Office in all the towns. He had many painted and cleaned and in general made every effort to put the Greek telephone and telegraph services back to its pre-war conditions."