ROUSE G.R.

Given Names:  George Richards

Service Number:  6569

Unit:  5th Battalion, 21st reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

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Age:  30 Yrs  2 Mths

Occupation:  Clerk                                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6½ In                  

Weight:  171 Lbs

Chest:  35-38 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  22/5/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Edmund Rouse

365 Barkers Road, Kew, Victoria                                                                                      

Embarkation Date:  2/10/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Nestor A71

END OF WAR 

Status:  Killed in action

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Unit:  39th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  48309

Victory Medal:  47731

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1886

Place:  Balmain, New South Wales           

Father:  Edmund ROUSE                         

Mother:  Hermine McDONELL

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 31/3/1918                          

Place: Mericourt, France,                        

Burial:  Mericourt-l'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension, France

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Whilst serving rations (pouring tea), shot through the lung by a sniper; died almost immediately (never spoke)

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Xavier College

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 342136

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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