Played Rugby for Levin.
NOK: Mother, Mrs J Rose (mother), Salisbury St, Levin.
Last Employer: G Thompson.
Age on enlistment: 22 years 10 months.
Height: 5’6½”. Weight:157lb.
Chest: 34½”- 38½”. Hair: Dark Brown
Complexion: Dark. Eyes: Blue
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| Date of birth: | 01 April 1894 |
| Date of death: | 13 October 1917 |
| Place of birth: | Otaki, New Zealand |
| Awards: | British War Medal, Victory Medal, Western Europe 1917 |
| Places of relevance: | Levin, , , , and |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Last known residence: | Salisbury St, Levin |
| Cause of death: | Killed in action |
| Place of death: | In the field, Passendaele, Belgium |
| Spouses name: | Unmarried |
| Fathers name: | James Rose |
| Fathers place of birth: | England |
| Fathers date of death: | April 1946 |
| Mothers name: | Rosetta (née Jones) |
| Mothers date of death: | 1947 |
| Parents date of marriage: | 1884 |
| Siblings: | Elizabeth Mary (b 1884 m 1903 Whyte), John (b 1885), Rosetta Mary (b 1886 m 1910 Hawkins), Effie (b 1892), George (b 1897), and Joseph Henry (b 1898, m 1926 Burnard, d 1961) |
| Parents place of marriage: | New Zealand |
| Date of arrival overseas: | 16 August 1917 |
| Theatres of war: | Western Front |
| Place of embarkation: | Wellington |
| Surname: | ROSE |
| War memorial: | Levin, Weraroa Peace Gates |
| Christian names: | William Austin |
| Place of arrival overseas: | Devonport, England |
| Overseas memorial: | Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium |
| School: | Levin 11 October 1899 - ?; 18 April 1899 - June 1906 |
| Wars: | WW1 |
| Service number: | 51070 |
| Religion: | Presbyterian |
| Date enlisted: | 29 February 1917 |
| Final rank: | Private |
| Regiment or service: | 3rd Bn Wellington Regiment NZEF |
| Embarkation date: | 09 June 1917 |
| User reference: | 2.168 |
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