Andrew William Rogerson

While at University, Andrew took a concurrent course of teacher training at the Glasgow United Free Church Training College (forerunner of Jordanhill College of Education, now the University of Strathclyde) in sessions 1903-04 and 1904-05. He achieved his best grade for the Physical Drill component of the course, and completed his professional training in July 1905 to be recognised by the Scottish Education Department as a Certificated Teacher, with an additional qualification to teach Drawing.

Andrew was subsequently appointed as Science Master at Girvan Higher Grade School, where he was well-liked by his pupils. "Added to his undoubted capabilities as a teacher," records the Glasgow High School Magazine, "his love of sport and games gained him a high place in the esteem of his boys, and his traits of leadership which he was to display later on a wider field, were early recognised."

Andrew served in the Territorial Forces, originally with the 1st Lanarkshire Volunteers (Glasgow 1st Western) and later he held a commission in the 8th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. He was gazetted Captain in that battalion in February, 1914. When war broke out six months later, he was immediately sent to England for training. He married Helen Orr Kerr in April 1915 and shipped out to France one month later. He was wounded in March 1916 and suffered from septicaemia but after a long period of recovery returned to active service. In August 1917, around the time of his wife's death, he was gazetted Major and again returned to the front.

Just weeks after his return to the frontline duty, Andrew was severely wounded in the chest at Ypres on 22nd September 1917. He died of his wounds at a Casualty Clearing Station on 6th October and was buried at the Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Westvleteren, Belgium. He is remembered on the Glasgow Provincial Training College War Memorial, located in the David Stow Building on the former Jordanhill Campus.