Edward James (Ted) Rouse

Personal Information
Date of Birth	10 Jul 1894
Place of Birth	Martinborough, New Zealand
Death	9 Apr 1963, aged 68
Place of Death	Manning, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	20 years, 3 months
Description	5' 5½" (1.66m) tall; weight 130 lbs (59 kg); fair complexion, blue eyes, fair hair. Tattoo on right forearm.
Occupation	labourer
Religion	Roman Catholic
Address	Roleystone, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Mother Mrs H. Grabham
Military Information
Reg Number	334
Date of Enlistment	19 Oct 1914
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	10th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron transferred to 3rd LH Regt (3rd Double Squadron) before returning to 10th Light Horse Regiment.
Date of Embarkation	21 Dec 1914 - 9 Mar 1915
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A47 Mashobra
Date of Return	15 Feb 1918 - 11 Mar 1918
Ship Returned On	HMAT A38 Ulysses
Fate	Returned to Australia
Monument	Kelmscott
Medals	1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal

Pre War

Prior to enlisting in the AIF, Edward was a Sergeant in the Militia's 86th Infantry Battalion.

War Service

Embarked in Alexandria for Gallipoli on 16 May 1915, serving on the Peninsular with B Squadron 10th Light Horse, returning via Mudros on 27 Dec 1915.

On 2 Mar 1916 at Serapeum he was charged with disobeying an order and was given 14 days field punishment for his troubles. On the same day he was hospitalised in Heliopolis with influenza for a fortnight. During this time he also managed to go AWOL for 2 days. Following his release from hospital and due to his misdemeanours, he was transferred to the 3rd Double Squadron at Tel-el-Kebir on 23 Jun 1916.

On 6 Jul 1916 he was taken on strength by them. He was again sick, this time with dyspepsia requiring treatment. After 3 days with the 1/1st Field Ambulance he was passed to the 31st General Hospital at Port Said on 2 Aug 1916, before transferring to the Military Hospital at Choubra on 17 Sep 1916. On 17 Oct 1916 he was transferred to the 14th Australian General Hospital and on in turn to the British Red Cross Convalescent Hospital until 22 Nov 1916.

Returning to duty he was sent to the 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment at Moascar before transferring to the 3rd Light Horse Regiment proper on 22 Nov 1916. Between Feb and Apr 1917 he attended two machine gun courses, qualifying as 1st Class Machine Gunner including use of the Hotchkiss Machine Gun.

On 24 Oct he was treated for gastritis by the 3rd Field Ambulance, passed to the 76th Casualty Clearing Station, and then the 43rd Stationary Hospital, the 24th Stationary Hospital and the 14th Australian General Hospital in Abbassia.

On 15 Feb 1918 he was transferred to Port Said for return to Australia.

Discharged 5th Military District 7 Apr 1918.

Post War

Following his discharge, Edward was granted a Pension of 20/- fortnightly from 8 Apr 1918.

In 1920 he married Violet Ethel Devenish in Victoria Park. Violet died at Mt Henry on 14 Mar 1971. A daughter, Jean was born 29 Jan 1921 at 194 Nicholson road, Subiaco, and a son David (28 Nov 1921 - 10 Feb 2006) at "The Nest", North Fremantle (residential address Palmyra). David died in Maddington.

The 1921 Post Office Directory gives Edward's address as Victoria avenue, North Fremantle. Electoral Roll entries - 1925 at Aurelian street, East Fremantle, a horse driver. 1931 sees them at 168 Forrest street, a tram employee; 1936 at 156 Duke street, East Fremantle; 1937 at 653 Edmund street, labourer; 1943 with Edward at 186 Stirling street, North Perth (tramway employee), and Violet at 244 Beaufort street. 1949 back together at 95 Clifton street, Nedlands; 1954 - 1958 at Magazine reserve, Woodmans Point, as watchman; 1958 - 1963 pensioner at 13 Griffin crescent, Manning.

Notes

3880 John Francis Grabham who died of pneumonia in France 14 Nov 1918 was a step brother.