William Osgood and John Rogers - Ottawa, Ontario - Graves Mentioning a Cause of Death on Waymarking.com

Inscription on the plaque located in proximity to the monument erected in memory of Privates William Osgood and John Rogers:

Serving as volunteers with the Ottawa Company of Sharpshooters during the North West Rebellion, they fell at the Battle of Cut Knife Hill, 2 May 1885. William Osgood, born in Buckingham, QC, in 1861, a machinist was a member of the 43rd Regiment. John Rogers, born in Barbados, in 1855, a public servant, was a member of the Governor General's Foot Guards. They were the first Ottawa soldiers to give their lives in combat for the Dominion of Canada.

Inscription of the monument that marks their graves located in Beechwood Cemetery.

William Osgood of the Guards - John Rogers Sharsphooters
who fell at Cut Knife Hill, on May 2 1885
Erected by the Citizens of Ottawa

Type of Death Listed: War related (Killed in Action) Cause of death inscription on headstone: Fell at Cut Knife Hill May 2, 1885 Website (if available): [Web Link]

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