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William Austin ROSE

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:54:15+00:00
Date of birth01 April 1894
Date of death13 October 1917
Mothers nameRosetta (née Jones)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Mothers date of death1947
Fathers nameJames Rose
Fathers place of birthEngland
Parents date of marriage1884
Parents place of marriageNew Zealand
Fathers date of deathApril 1946
SiblingsElizabeth Maria (b 1884 m 1903 Whyte), Rosetta Mary (b 1886 m 1910 Hawkins), James Wilfred ( b 1889, Euphemia Annie (Effie b 1892), Ina May (b 1894), Joseph Henry (b 1898, m 1926 Burnard, d 1961)
Cause of deathKilled in action
Last known residenceSalisbury St, Levin
AwardsBritish War Medal, Victory Medal, Western Europe 1917
Place of birthLevin, New Zealand
OccupationPlumber
Place of deathIn the field, Passendaele, Belgium
Date of arrival overseas16 August 1917
Theatres of warWestern Front
Place of embarkationWellington
SurnameROSE
War memorialLevin
Christian namesWilliam Austin
Place of arrival overseasDevonport, England
Overseas memorialTyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
SchoolLevin 11 October 1899 - ?; 18 April 1899 - June 1906
WarsWW1
Service number51070
ReligionPresbyterian
Date enlisted29 February 1917
Final rankPrivate
Regiment or service3rd Bn Wellington Regiment NZEF
Embarkation date09 June 1917
User reference2.168

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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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