USSHER, James Cornelius
| Service Number: | 1 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 March 1915, Enlisted at Mount Morgan, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Postal Corps |
| Born: | St. Lawrence, Queensland, Australia, 11 February 1881 |
| Home Town: | Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telegraphist |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 9 February 1958, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Redcliffe Cemetery, Qld Section 1, Row L, Grave 26. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 1, 7th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Enlisted at Mount Morgan, QLD | |
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| 1 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Infantry Brigade Headquarters | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 1, 7th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1, 7th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, Australian Army Postal Corps, In Egypt | |
| 9 May 1916: | Transferred Corporal, Australian Army Postal Corps | |
| 12 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 2, Australian Army Postal Corps, In France | |
| 14 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 2, 1, Australian Army Postal Corps, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Neville Ussher and Sarah Ann Ussher nee Talbot of Mount Morgan, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 1 August 1919 aboard HT Argyllshire disembarking on 22 September 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Muttaburrs Notes reads:
The marriage of Miss Annie (Bubba) McCarthy, third daughter of Mr and Mrs T.J.McCarthy, of the Exchange Hotel, to Mr J.C.Ussher, is to take place on Monday, the 28th August.
Mr Ussher, who was for many years in the post & telegraph service here, is now relieving Post Master.
The Western Champion(Barcaldine,Qld) Sat 19 Aug 1911/Page 10
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