George William RUSHTON

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RUSHTON, George William

Service Number:	560
Enlisted:	28 April 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ince Blundell, Lancs, England., April 1888
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Electrician
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 14 November 1915
Cemetery:	Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 1, Row C, Grave 15 Chaplain AP Bladen officiated Headstone inscription reads: Rest in peace Mother,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Town Hall Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

28 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 560, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 560, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 560, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
11 Oct 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion, In the field
14 Nov 1915:	Involvement Corporal, 560, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 560 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-11-14

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of David and Eleanor Rushton of 149 Benedict Street, Bootle, Lancastershire

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Kings Liverpool Volunteers for about 3 years

Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was 28. He is one of six Australian casualties of the Great War honoured on the Bootle War Memorial in Lancashire, England.

Births Jun 1888 RUSHTON George William W. Derby 8b 509

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