12 Facts About Henry Hauenstein

Henry Hauenstein was a three-time Australian national champion rower who competed for Australasia at the 1912 Summer Olympics in the men's eight.

Henry Hauenstein was a member of the Australian men's selection eight which won the Grand Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta of 1912.

Henry Hauenstein saw active service on the Western Front where he won the Military Medal and was a member of the AIF crew which at war's end, won at the 1919 Peace Regatta and brought the King's Cup to Australia.

Henry Hauenstein became the Leichhardt club's first eight-oared state representative, rowing in the New South Wales men's eight at the Interstate Regatta for five consecutive years from 1907 to 1911.

Henry Hauenstein raced at one point for the Balmain Rowing Club and then following his 1912 national selection joined the Sydney Rowing Club with the entire Australian eight so that they could enter and race at the Henley Royal Regatta as a club entrant.

Henry Hauenstein's unit embarked on HMAT A7 Medic in January 1916.

Henry Hauenstein saw service on the Western Front at Pozieres.

Henry Hauenstein was awarded the Military Medal for bravery at Mouquet Farm.

At Pozieres, France 15th to 22nd August 1916 Cpl Henry Hauenstein was engaged in the frontline construction in the direction of Ferme Mouquet having one night's sleep only.

Henry Hauenstein was constantly under fire and by his courage and example greatly helped the work.

Cpl Henry Hauenstein is a man of great physical strength and repeatedly left the trenches going to shell craters and carrying in wounded men under fire when but for this they must have remained.

Henry Hauenstein was admitted to the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney on 5 December 1940 and died from stomach cancer the next day.