William Henry ROWSE

Regimental number57838
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs L Rowse, Mangere
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 31st Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 97 Tahiti on 16 November 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 18 June 1918
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialSt Sever Cemetery Extension (Section Q, Plot II, Row G, Grave No 12), Rouen, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Louisa Rowse, Mangere, Auckland, and the late John Rowse
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 12