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William Henry Rouse

1888-1980

Unit

6th Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

55377

About

Born in New Zealand

20 May 1888
Parents

Mother

Emma Rouse

Father

Alfred Rouse
Residence

Hometown

Auckland
Work

Occupation

Labourer

Employer

Auckland Fire Board
Personal Life

Marital Status

Single

Army Experience

World War I (1914-1918)

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British War Medal ribbon

British War Medal

Victory Medal ribbon

Victory Medal

Death

Died at the age of 92

13 November 1980

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 188805 W5550 98/0100252, Military Personnel File.

Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.III, Roll No.69, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 39.

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “William Henry Rouse (1888-1980)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/743

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