57941 Private John Rodgie of the Machine Gun Corps died of wounds on the 1st November 1917. He was born in Walton, Lancashire and enlisted at Liverpool, originally joining the King's (Liverpool) Regiment. He was given the number 42621 which suggest that he joined the King's in late June 1916. His MGC number dates to between June and September 1916.
John Rodgie is buried in Solferino Farm Cemetery in Belgium. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has this to say about the cemetery:
"Solferino Farm was given its name by French troops who held this part of the line early in 1915. The cemetery, which is opposite the site of the farm, was begun by Commonwealth forces in October 1917 and was used by the units fighting in this sector until August 1918. The cemetery now contains 296 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and a small plot of three German war graves from this period. There are also five burials from the Second World War, dating from the Allied retreat to Dunkirk in May 1940. The cemetery was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield."
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
Sources:
Ancestry.co.uk (MIC)
Army Ancestry
Army Service Numbers 1881-1918
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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