Travers Guy Rogers


Travers Guy Rogers MC was an author and priest in the Church of England who became a chaplain to King George V in 1918.

Career

He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where he was awarded BA in 1898 and BD in 1901. In 1899 he received the Term Composition Prize from the Divinity School.
He was ordained a deacon in 1900 and priest in 1901.
He was made a temporary chaplain to the forces on 12 October 1915 and served as Chaplain to the 2nd Guards Brigade. He described the harrowing ordeal of preparing a deserter for his execution after his trial in 1916 in letters written home to his family. He was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry in 1916. He relinquished this commission on 1 January 1917.
He was appointed a Chaplain to the King in 1918.
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