| Regimental number | 10/776 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Hawera, Taranaki |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Joiner |
| Address | Hawera, Taranaki |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.8 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 139 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Rauch, Hawera, Taranaki |
| Previous military service | 11th (Taranaki) Regiment, Territorial Force |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | New Plymouth |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 11th (Taranaki) Company, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 22), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Annie Rauch, 24 Cambria Street, Hawera |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 10/3145 John Norman RAUCH |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Reported missing, 8 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead'. War service: 362 days (of which 320 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 20804296 |