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Pte. Michael Rouhorn
British Army 7th Btn. North Staffordshire Rgt.
(d.28th November 1915)
Michael Rouhorn 1873-1915 (spelt many ways over the years) was the son of William Rouhorn 1836-1912 b. Mayo Ireland and Rose Stanton 1841-1883. He was married to Mary Hannah Northcup in 1904 and left two children that I found. He had served before at least twice in the 4th North Staffs Regiment, the second time rejoining in 1903 just before his marriage.
He died in Gallipoli on 28th November 1915. All records for November for the 7th North Staffordshire Btn seem to have been lost. The regiment left Gallipoli early in December 1915. (What a horrific waste of life. Look at the War Diary for the 7th North Staffs Regiment 1915.)
My interest was through my father who was named Albert Michael Fisher in 1918 after his uncle. His mother Agnes Rouhorn (Fisher) was his sister.
My father served in Burma in WWII, and never forgot the experience. He was always interested in what had become of his uncle and I am only sorry that he passed away without being able to trace his uncle through the generations due to the many spellings of the surname.
Michael - I have spent a long time trying to trace your story and have put as much information as I can on the Ancestry Website and hope that some family members will look for you in future years.
Pte. John Roulston
British Army 9th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
(d.24th Jun 1916)
Pte. Thomas Roulston
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
from:Ballindrait, Donegal
(d.1st July 1916)
Pte. Enoch Round
British Army 5th Btn. Connaught Rangers
from:Rotherham
(d.21st Aug 1915)
Enoch Round served with the 5th Connaught Rangers.
Pte. George Round
British Army 1st Btn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry
George Round served with the 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry.
L/Cpl. Sidney Round MM.
British Army 1st Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Birmingham
My grandfather Sidney Round served from 1914-1919. His first unit was 11th Battalion, West Yorkshires. He was transferred to 9th West Yorkshires in time for the landings at Suvla Bay. He served there 'till they were pulled out to Imbros. Then Egypt till they were shipped to France in July 1916. He was then transfered to the 1st Battalion, East Yorkshires on the Somme. In Sept 1916 he won the MM. He suffered trench foot and gassing a number of times. He was sent to Passendale.
He was sent back to England to the Beverly Training Battalion. He ended up in ASC till he was demobed in 1919. His records show he was not the perfect soldier he got into trouble now and again like a lot of the men, but he was a brave soldier to have fought where he did and made it home
Pte. William Rounsevell
British Army 10th (Cornwall Pioneers) Btn. Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry
from:Millbrook
(d.21st March 1918)
William Rounsevell enlisted at Saltash. He served with the 10th Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in WW1. He died from wounds age 24 on 21st of March 1918 and is buried at Rocquigney, Equancourt Road British Cemetery in France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Rounsevell of 28 New Street, Millbrook, Cornwall.
Pte. Thomas Rountree
Australian Imperial Force 30th Btn.
from:Ballina, New South Wales
Pion. Andrew Rourke
British Army 1st Labour Btn. C Company Royal Engineers
from:5 Monteith Road, Old Ford Road, Bow, London
(d.5th October 1916)
My Great Grandfather, Andrew Rourke, a Pioneer with The Royal Engineers. He arrived in France on 23rd of August 1915. He lived at 5 Monteith Road, which was off Old Ford Road in Bow, London. The property was, I believe, a block of flats and was demolished in the 1960's. Andrew was a Roadsweeper for Poplar Council.
As a Pioneer on the 4th October 1916 he was working in C Company making repairs to the Guillemont to Ginchy Road. A shell burst killed one Pioneer, and severely wounded four others, including Andrew. Two more were slightly wounded. They were taken to number 34 Casualty Clearing Station (if the information about the numbering that I have is correct) The Casualty Clearing Station is a distance today of 18.5km and 19 minutes by car from Guillemont. It might have been more direct in 1916, but I'm sure by horse drawn ambulance it would have taken several hours. I have seen a photograph of an Advanced Dressing Station on the Guillemont Road in September 1916, but this was at the time of the battle. It might not have still been there.
Andrew died of his wounds the following day along with two other Pioneers. Andrew is buried at Grove Town Cemetery.
There are some photographs of the Guillemont Road area in the IWM. I wonder if the one of the troops repairing the road includes my Great Grandfather!
Pte. James Rourke
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Kimblesworth
(d.1st July 1916)
Named on Thiepval Memorial
Sgt. Keith Rourke
Australian Imperial Force 2nd Inf. Btn.
from:Australia
Keith Rourke was born in 1887 at Singleton, New South Wales to parents Henry and Amy Rourke. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 28 August 1914, joining the 2nd Infantry Battalion. Prior to enlistment, Rourke worked as a farmer on his father's property, 'Cheshunt', near Singleton. He departed Sydney on 18 October 1914 aboard HMAT Suffolk and joined the preparations for the Gallipoli landing in Alexandria.
Rourke survived the landing only to suffer a shoulder wound in early May which was compounded by his contracting influenza whilst in hospital on Mudros Island. He was invalided to England in September and remained there until March 1916, when he re-joined his unit in France. By mid-1917, Rourke had been promoted to corporal but was suffering from a shrapnel wound to the back and trench foot.
Whilst recovering, Rourke trained in musketry at the Lewis Gun School of Instruction in Tidworth. In October 1918 Rourke was promoted to sergeant, but was returned to Australia on special leave before the end of the war. Keith Rourke also served in the Second World War, listing his date of birth as 1891 in order to serve.
Pte. Thomas Rourke
British Army 9th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Newton Heath, Lancs
(d.21st Aug 1915)
My Grandpa's Uncle, Tom Rourke, who was very dear to him, was killed in action during the Balkans Campaign WW1. We honour his memory.
Gnr. William Henry Rouse
British Army 242nd Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:Birmingham
(d.16th June 1916)
William Rouse was ‘learning electric motors’ at the age of 17, in 1911. He was at that time living with his parents and two siblings in Sheep Street (which made way for the Aston Uni Campus) – where William Hy Senior was caretaker at a working men’s residence. William joined a territorial army unit called the 3rd South Midland Brigade Royal Field Artillery, in November 1915. This brigade was headquartered in Stony Lane Sparkbrook, Birmingham (where a memorial still remains) but had been mobilised at the outbreak of war in August 1914. William joined – or was possibly drafted – in November 1915 and soon after was at the front line in France. I have a massive amount of detail as to the movements of the 242nd Brigade – which the 3rd South Midland Brigade became in 1916 – but will not cover that here.
William died on 16th June 1916 along with the other six members of his gun crew, as a result of a direct hit from an enemy shell. The Brigade had moved there just three days earlier. They were incredibly unlucky: this was two weeks before the commencement of the main Somme offensive and the sides were firing occasional ranging shots at each other. To suffer a direct hit was truly tragic and highly unusual. Artillery crews were some way behind the front line and direct hits were rare.
The details of his death and the process of discovery are as follows: William died on 16th June 1916, in Sailly-au-bois near Hébuterne in France. The Royal Field Artillery 242nd Brigade (he was in C battery) was based there from 13th June. It was something of a moonscape - very close to the front lines. We know from diaries that (a) it was said at times that there were 'more trenches than men to fill them' and (b) the field guns were unusually exposed.
Three days after the unit arrived in Sailly (near Hébuterne, where he is buried) and "a shell landed in one of the gun pits of C Battery, killing seven members of the detachment, Gunner T F Eccleston being awarded the Military Cross for action which he took in connection with the tragedy". How do we know this is how William died? It has been a case of piecing together the available information - and here's how I got to the answer:
1. Records confirm that William was with the 242nd Brigade, C Battery, of the RFA.
2. Records conform that he died on 16th June 1916
3. Records indicate that the unit moved to Sailly-Hébuterne on 13th June 1916 - making it likely that William died at this location
4. By luck I discovered that there is a cemetery at Hébuterne - and that William is buried there
5. I noticed that several others in the same Brigade died on the same day - yet this was 2 weeks before the main Somme offensive
6. The number and ranks of these fatalities indicated that it could have been an entire gun crew
7. The likely reason for an entire gun crew being killed simultaneously is that they were unlucky to receive a direct hit from an enemy shell
8. I discovered a book "Before the Echoes Die Away" published in 1980. It charts the history of the regiment - and the quote* above is taken from that book.
Without doubt it can be concluded that the names listed at the cemetery are the same men referred to in respect of this unfortunate incident reported in the book (which is based on records held in the National Archive). William Henry Rouse was one of these men. (Note that whilst the book refers to seven fatalities, only six RFA men buried in Hébuterne are shown as having died that day. The seventh was buried at another cemetery. Those that died on 16th June 1916 and buried at Hébuterne were (sic):
Whilst this was 2 weeks prior to the main Albert (Somme) offensive, it is known that both sides were peppering the other with artillery fire. And whilst a direct hit was rare, it did happen. So William Rouse died in action, by his gun, that emplacement having taken a direct hit from an enemy shell.
- Sjt Leonard Wilson
- Bdr Edwin Henry Prince
- Gnr TW Holloway
- Gnr Watkin William Henry Hughes
- Gnr George Davis
- and Gnr W Rouse
Gnr. William Henry Rouse
British Army 242 Bde, C Battery Royal Field Artillery
from:Sheep Street, Birmingham
(d.16th Jun 1916)
In 1911, William Rouse was 17 years of age and was ‘learning electric motors'. He was at that time living with his parents and two siblings in Sheep Street (the location of which has now made way for the Aston University Campus) His father, William Henry (Senior) was a caretaker at a working men’s residence.
William joined 3rd South Midland Brigade Royal Field Artillery Territorial Unit, in November 1915. The Brigade's Headquarters were in Stony Lane Sparkbrook, Birmingham, where, at this location a memorial still remains. The Brigade had been mobilised at the outbreak of war and therefore when William joined, or was drafted, he was very soon at the front line in France.
On 13 June 1916 the RFA 242nd Brigade were mobilised at Sailly-au-bois, Hebuterne, France. It was here, on 16th June 1916 that William died as a result of a direct hit from an enemy shell, this was along with the other six members of his gun crew. They were incredibly unlucky: this was two weeks before the commencement of the main Somme offensive, both sides were firing occasional ranging shots at each other and to suffer a direct hit was truly tragic and highly unusual. Artillery crews were some way behind the front line and direct hits were rare. It was something of a moonscape, they were very close to the front lines. From information contained within William's diaries it is recorded that at times there were 'more trenches than men to fill them' and that the field guns were unusually exposed.
William is buried in the Military Cemetery at Hebuterne, France along with other members of his gun crew:-
- Sjt Leonard Wilson
- Bdr Edwin Henry Prince
- Gnr TW Holloway
- Gnr Watkin William Henry Hughes
- Gnr George Davis
- Gnr W Rouse
Pte. Henry Rousell
British Army 1st Battalion Somerset Light Infantry
from:Hemyock, Devon
(d.20th Oct 1916)
We are researching the names from our roll of honour in Hemyock and producing a book of all names with service and family history this year. We are also staging drama events in the village. We have a problem with the name H Rousell. The name on the Roll of Honour here is H Rowsell. We have found an C H Rowsell who moved to South Wales between 1901 and 1911 and on the 1911 census lists his name as Rousell. Could this be our man? Or we have found a Harry was born at Hemyock in 1879 and the son of Samuel and Hannah Rowsell. Samuel was born at Dunkeswell and Hannah at Hemyock around 1846. Samuel was an agricultural labourer and the family lived at Ridgeway in High Street Hemyock in 1891. This makes him 37 when he was killed. Harry would have been quite old when war began in 1914 - aged 35 and he was a pre-war territorial in the Somerset Light Infantry. He had two regimental numbers 1717 and 240326. I suspect the first was his peacetime TA number and the second was issued when a wartime Territorial unit was raised which he then joined in August 1914. He was awarded the British Medal which means he served during the war whether at home or not. More significantly we know he was a territorial who went overseas as he was awarded the Territorial Force Medal which means he was a Territorial and served overseas between 1914 and 1918. I would think he was sent to either the 1st/5th or 3rd/5th Battalion SLI - both of these were raised at Taunton and went to India and then to either Mesopotamia or Burma. We have a difference of opinion. Can anyone please help? Thank you.
Pte. Henry Walter Rout
British Army 101st Battalion Machine Gun Corps
from:Croydon
Henry Rout was actually a reserved occupation, a chemist, I believe in the arms industry. However he was constantly being harassed by women in public for not being in uniform. He joined the army and was put into the Machine Gun Corps. His service record shows 101st Battalion. He was buried alive by a shell burst and gassed twice, the second time taking several years to fully recover from.
Capt. Arthur Richard Routledge MID & 2Bars
British Army Army Veterinary Corps
from:Louth, Lincs.
(d.27th June 1918)
Captain Arthur Richard Routledge FRCVS, served in the Army Veterinary Corps and died age 44 on the 27th June 1918. He is remembered at Jarrow Library and is buried at Louth Cemetery. His medal card shows the award of the War and Victory medals also Silver War Badge Off/700 badge no. 341969. (This badge is normally issued when returning home early from active service and could indicate he died after his return home from the war.) His Medals were later sent to his home address at 61 Upgate, Louth, Lincolnshire on the 24th June 1921. He was Mentioned in Despatches with 2 bars.
Arthur was born in Jarrow 1874,son of James Routledge JP of Stapleton House, Jarrow and the late Amelia Routledge nee Flann. He was married in October 1905 at West Ham, Essex to Gertrude May Routledge nee Herring of Stapleton House, Louth, Lincs. At the 1911 census they were 5 years married living at that address with a daughter Muriel May aged 3 and a domestic servant Emma Clarke(22).
Pte. Harold Routledge
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
John Routledge
British Army 6th Btn. Border Regiment
(d.9th Aug 1915)
My Great Great Uncle, John Routledge, No. 5100, was a soldier of the 6th Battalion, The Border Regiment, and was killed in action, at Gallipoli, on the 9th August, 1915.
Tomas Kirkbride Routledge
British Army 1st/1st Btn. C Squadron Dorset Yeomanry
from:Ingleton
(d.9th June 1918)
Thomas Routledge was a trumpeter with the Dorset Yeomanry.
Pte. Frederick Rouxelin
Mauritius Volunteers
from:Forest Side, Mauritius
Private Frederick Rouxelin was the Son of Marie Ange Eudoxie Rouxelin, of La Croix St., Forest Side, Mauritius. He was 20 when he died on 1st September 1921. He is buried in the Port Louis New Western Cemetery in Mauritius.
1st Mate. Thomas Cundy Row
Mercantile Marine SS Tremorvah
(d.29th Apr 1917)
First Mate Thomas Row was 34 when he died and was buried in the Constantine European Cemetery in Algeria.
Rowan
Regrettably in this case there is only the surname Rowan is listed on the Memorial in Jarrow, so the following are listed as possibles only in the hope that someone may be able to provide further information.
1. Thomas Rowan Able Seaman 181381 Royal Navy Portsmouth Memorial. Died 21st January 1915.
2. Thomas Rowan born Rennington, Northumberland. Private 291721 1st/7th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. died 12th December 1917.
3. Frederick Rowan born Wallsend, son of Mrs S A Rowan 52 Gerald Street Wallsend. Private 11007, 11th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in action 7th July 1916.
L/Cpl. Edward Rowan
British Army 8th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.26th Sep 1916)
Edward Rowan, L/Cpl 22090, enlisted in Newcastle upon Tyne and served in the 8th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers. He was killed in action on the 26th September 1916 and is also remembered on the Thiepval Memorial. His medal card shows the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medals also that he was missing presumed dead.
Pte. John Rowan
British Army 2nd Btn. Yorkshire Regiment
from:Fencehouses
(d.18th Oct 1916)
Private John Rowan was born in Langley Moor, and lived in Fencehouses, a small village within the parish of Houghton-le-Spring, City of Sunderland, County Durham. He enlisted with 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment at Houghton-le-Spring, and was killed in action in France on 18th October 1916. He is buried in Warlencourt British Cemetery in France.
Pte. Roy Melville Rowan
British Army 1st Sqd. Middlesex Hussars
(d.21st Aug 1915)
Roy Rowan died on thr 21st August 1915 and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey. He was one of 167 boys and masters of Bancrofts School who gave their lives in the Great War. 'Unto God Only Be Honour and Glory'
Pte. William Rowan
British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.1st May 1915)
Brig. Gawain Basil Rowan-Hamilton MID, MC.
British Army 2nd Btn. Black Watch
from:Killyleagh Castle, County Down, Ireland.
Gwaine Rowan-Hamilton was mentioned in despatches and decorated with the award of the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1915. He was decorated with the award of the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1917.
L/Sgt. William Rowberry MM
British Army 10th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
(d.18th November 1916)
L/Sgt. William Rowberry MM.
British Army 10th Battalion Royal Warwickshire
from:Stone, Worcestershire
(d.18th Nov 1916)
My great grand uncle, William Rowberry, was born in 1876 in Stone, Worcestershire, the son of John and Emma. Like most of his immediate family he was an agricultural labourer, although by 1901 he was living with his older brother Thomas and his family in Aston, Birmingham and working as a Carter.
He joined up in early 1915 and was in France by July. William received the Military Medal probably during the Battle of the Somme and he was killed on the last day of that engagement. He has no known grave and is mentioned on the memorial at Thiepval and at Stone Parish Church
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