Robert Gordon Rogers, (August 19, 1919 – May 21, 2010) was the 24th

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from 1983 to 1988. Born in

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, he was a graduate of the

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, the

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, and the

Royal Military College of Canada '') , established = 1876 , type = Military academy , chancellor = Anita Anand ('' la, ex officio, label=none'' as Defence Minister) , principal = Harry Kowal , head_label ...

in Kingston. During the Second World War, he served with the 1st Hussars of the

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, landing on Juno Beach on D-Day in 1944. From 1991 to 1996, he served as Chancellor of the

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. In 1989, he was made an Officer of the

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. In 1990, he was awarded the

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. Rogers died on May 21, 2010.

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