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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 9246 Norman Edward ROUSE - 10th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment


Died of wounds on Thursday 26th September 1918 aged 21


Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Lapugnoy Military Cemetery
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
31 Jul 1915 ~ Great Wolford
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted Other War Memorials
Hundred Days Offensive November 1914 at Stratford on Avon ~
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units  
18th CCS at Lapugnoy ~  
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

Norman is listed as dying of wounds on 26 Sep 1918. The war diary does not contain sufficient information to 1. Identify which day Norman was originally wounded on - most likely either 20 Sep 1918 or the 25 Sep 1918 when the battalion was involved in offensives and defending enemy counter attacks and 2. it does not give the location of the front lines they were in on those days other than identifying that at one stage they were attacking the La Bassee Road but again there are numerous roads leading into La Bassee. The CWGC website indicates that he died of his wounds at the 18th or 23rd Casualty Clearing Stations both of which used the Lapugnoy cemetery.

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
Jan Qtr 1897 at Great Wolford 7 Mar 1897 at Great Wolford
   
Parents Names Abode
Charles and Sarah Rouse  Great Wolford
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
1897 - Great Wolford 1911 - Farm Labourer
1901 - Village, Great Wolford  
1911 - Great Wolford  
1914 - Great Wolford  
   
  • Norman's next of kin was his sister Ethel Rouse whose address was given as Infirmary Ward, Poor Law Institution, Shipston on Stour (Pension card)