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HUSTLER, Lawrence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 266 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 January 1915, Enlisted at Penshurst, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Penshurst, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Penshurst, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Catholic School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Amiens, France, 31 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Allonville Communal Cemetery Row B, Grave 10 Headstone inscription reads: Eternal rest give him O Lord and let perpetual light shine on him, Allonville Communal Cemetery, Allonville, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Penshurst Avenue of Honour, Penshurst War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 266, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Penshurst, Victoria | |
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| 28 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 266, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 28 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 266, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 18 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 266, Shell wound to the abdomen and evacuated to England on the 5 November 1917 | |
| 31 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 266, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 266 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-31 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard and Caroline Mary Hustler of Bell Street, Penshurst, Victoria
26 September 1917 - transferred from the 13 Light Horse Regiment to the 14th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal