Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

Son of William James ROGERS and Phillis Emma ROGERS nee KERWOOD

Husband of Elizabeth Kathleen M ROGERS 51 Graylands Road, Claremont, WA

Born in Berkshire, England he migrated to WA in 1924 in his late teenss with several young brothers and a group of young men to provide labour in WA’s rural area.  He spent his first years timber and sleeper cutting at Waroona before moving to Wubin/Buntine area changing jobs to labouring and wheat lumping at the Railway sidings. (Wheat was bagged in those days).
In 1929 Reg took up a property in the Muckinbudin area and a heart-breaking job of clearing 1126 acres of virgin bush. With an all time low wheat price his first crop was a disaster and he was forced to leave his property, seeking work to keep going. Reg was employed stump-grubbing and clearing land for the main Mukinbudin-Kununoppin Road, drain digging for the Barbalin Water Supply and some share-farming.
In 1935 Reg married Elizabeth Rann.
Reg played soccer for the Mukinbudin team. When he enlisted he dropped his age by 5 years, listing his occupation as labourer to escape the ‘manpower’ restrictions.
Reg ‘Buck’ Rogers was the only one of the ‘Mukinbudin boys’ to return home to Western Australia.

https://2nd4thmgb.com.au/story/the-boys-from-muckinbudin/ (2nd4thmgb.com.au)