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Full Name
Henry Lee Rouse
Rank Last Held
Private
Forename(s)
Henry Lee
Surname
Rouse
War
World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.
14327
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Hukerenui, North Auckland, New Zealand
First Known Rank
Rifleman
Occupation before Enlistment
Mill hand
Next of Kin
Mrs S.A. Rouse (mother), Hikerenui, North Auckland, New Zealand
Body on Embarkation
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Unit
8th Reinforcements 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation Date
26 June 1916
Place of Embarkation
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport
Vessel
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination
Devonport, England (22 August 1916)
Nominal Roll Number
34
Page on Nominal Roll
30
Wounds and Diseases
Annex Hospital, Auckland
Last Unit Served
New Zealand Infantry
Place of Death
Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Death
11 March 1917
Age at Death
22
Year of Death
1917
Cause of Death
Died of disease
Cemetery Name
Hukerenui Public Cemetery, Whangarei, New Zealand
Grave Reference
232
Biographical Notes
  • Son of Thomas and Sarah Ann Rouse.
  • Brother of Herbert Rouse (12/2829) and John Rouse (44659), both of whom also served in WWI and survived.
Description of Image
  • Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917
  • Headstone, Hukerenui Public Cemetery (photo Ross Beddows)
Archives NZ source
Military personnel file
Sources Used
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917