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USSHER, Stanley Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3805 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick East, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 15 June 1948, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 16 June 1948. Ashes interred in Tristania area, Garden F4, Bed 10, Rose 66 and held in perpetuity for all time |
| Memorials: | Sydney (ANZ) English, Scottish and Australian Bank Great War Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 3805, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 3805, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 3805, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 3805, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 3805, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 24 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 3805, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to bronchitis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Albert John Ussher and Elizabeth (Bessie) Leitch formerly Ussher nee Kidd of St Phillip Street, East Brunswick, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 27 August 1917 aboard NZHT Pakeda disembarking on 22 October 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal