Walter James RAUCH

Regimental number10/776
Date of birth7 December 1893
Place of birthHawera, Taranaki
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationJoiner
AddressHawera, Taranaki
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.8
Height5' 8"
Weight139 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Rauch, Hawera, Taranaki
Previous military service11th (Taranaki) Regiment, Territorial Force
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unit11th (Taranaki) Company, Wellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk 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 connectionsBrother: 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 20804296