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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Rogers Guy O'Connor
|Army number=0
|Rank=Lt-Colonel
|Date of birth=20/3/1899
|Age=0
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - commissioned 2/Lt 24/12/1920, 4 ITC, Posted 14th Bn DLI 10/12/1941, Senior Officers' School 17/2/1942, Posted 11th Bn DLI 5/7/1943 in command, Left Battalion on health grounds Sept 1943. 4 ITC. Retired in the rank of Lt Colonel 30/9/1947.
|Company/Battery=Bn HQ
|Task or role=C.O.
|Promotions=T/Lt Col 5/10/1943
|Died/Killed in action=20-Mar-54
|Home address=
|Source table=11DLI
}}

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 {{Personnel
 |Surname and forenames=Rogers Guy O'Connor
-|Army number=0
+|Army number=Not yet ascertained.
-|Rank=Lt-Colonel
+|Rank=Lieutenant-Colonel.
-|Date of birth=20/3/1899
+|Date of birth=20/3/1899 in West Bengal, India.
-|Age=0
+|Age=55 at the time of his death.
-|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - commissioned 2/Lt 24/12/1920. Posted No. 4 ITC.  Posted 14th Bn DLI 10/12/1941. Senior Officers' School 17/2/1942. Posted 11th Bn DLI 5/7/1943 in command. Left Battalion on health grounds Sept 1943.  Posted No. 4 ITC. Retired in the rank of Lt Colonel 30/9/1947.
+|Unit=Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.  Joined The Durham Light Infantry - commissioned as a 2/Lt 24/12/1920.  Posted No. 4 ITC - probably at the outbreak of War.  Posted 14th Battalion DLI 10/12/1941.  Senior Officers' School 17/2/1942.  Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI 5/7/1943 - in command.  Left Battalion on health grounds September 1943.   Posted No. 4 ITC.  Retired in the rank of Lt Colonel 30/9/1947.
-|Company/Battery=Bn HQ
+|Company/Battery=Battalion HQ.
-|Task or role=C.O.
+|Task or role=Commanding Officer.
-|Promotions=T/Lt Col 5/10/1943
+|Promotions=T/Lt Col 5/10/1943.
-|Died/Killed in action=20-Mar-54
+|Died/Killed in action=Died 20-Mar-54 in Devonshire.  Probate granted 7/8/1954, London Registry.
-|Home address=No family information as yet.
+|Home address=Father - Henry Schofield Rogers - born Canada (Ontario) - Major, Royal Engineers - subsequently Surveyot of Prisons for the Home Office.  Mother - Aileen Mary O'Conor - born Punjab, India.  At the time of the 1911 Census Guy was 12 and the family were living at 37, Cottenham Park Road, Wimbledon, London SW.
 |Source table=11DLI
 }}