ROUSE, Thomas Henry
Service Number: | Officer |
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Enlisted: | 3 March 1885, Sydney, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | New South Wales Citizen Bushmen |
Born: | Gibraltar, British Colony, 4 October 1845 |
Home Town: | Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | Natural Causes, Lewisham, New South Wales, 27 February 1911, aged 65 years |
Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Baptist Cemetery, Necropolis |
Memorials: |
Sudan (1885) Service
3 Mar 1885: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, New South Wales Contingent - Sudan, Sydney, New South Wales |
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Boer War Service
1 Jan 1900: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, Officer, New South Wales Citizen Bushmen, The Boer Offensive |
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Enlisted for the Sudan War in 1885, as part of the Colonial Military Forces NSW Contingent. With the Service Number of 2, and rank of Sergeant, he departed NSW on the SS Iberia on the 3 Mar 1885, and returned to Australia on the SS Arab on the 23 Jun 1885.
Received Khedive's Star, Meritous Service Medal, & the Queens South Africa Medal with four clasps
"DEATH OF CAPTAIN ROUSE.
Captain T. H. Rouse, formerly of the Royal Australian Artillery, died at his residence, "Homersfield" Carrington-street, Lewisham, on Monday. He was on the retired list, and had filled the position of regimental quarter-master of the R.A.A., at Sydney for a number or years. For many years he was prominent in the National Rifle Association's annual prize meetings at Randwick and supervised the work of the association's statistical department. The deceased officer was recently granted a small pension. The funeral will take place this afternoon, and the internment will be at the Baptist Cemetery, Necropolis." - from the Sydney Evening News 28 Feb 1911 (nla.gov.au)
"THE LATE CAPTAIN T. H. ROUSE,
Whose death occurred at his residence, "Homersfield," Lewisham, last week. He left the Royal Artillery, and coming to Sydney over 30 years ago, joined the permanent forces of this State. He served in the Soudan War in 1886, and in the South African War in 1900. He retired from the Commonwealth forces at the age of 55. He was connected with the N.R.A. since its inauguration." - from the Sydney Sunday Times 05 Mar 1911 (nla.gov.au)