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RUST, James Dartnell
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1097 |
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Enlisted: | 15 May 1915, Enlisted at Northam, WA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 24 October 1874 |
Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Harness Maker |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 November 1916, aged 42 years |
Cemetery: |
Warlencourt British Cemetery Plot 11, Row C, Grave 17 , Warlencourt British Cemetery, Warlencourt-Eaucourt, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dowerin War Memorial, Wyalkatchem War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1097, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Northam, WA | |
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29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1097, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1097, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography
James Dartnell Rust was born to Bob Rust and Sarah Ann Rust (nee Twaits). He was one of 7 children. He married Kate Watson in 1904 in Perth WA, He was living in Perth area when he enlisted. They did not have children.