Raymond Victor RUSHTON

RUSHTON, Raymond Victor

    Service Number: 4920
    Enlisted: 8 September 1915, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 15th reinforcement’s 5th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on 16th January 1916
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital - WW1
    Born: Prahran, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
    Home Town: North Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria
    Schooling: Prahran State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Fireman
    Died: Natural Causes and war related injuries , Newport, Victoria, Australia, 7 October 1958, age not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
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    World War 1 Service

    8 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4920, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 15th reinforcement’s 5th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on 16th January 1916
    15 Sep 1915: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Depot Battalion , Posted to 23rd Depot Bn Royal Park Melbourne till 2nd December 1915 then transferred to 20th Depot Bn Castlemaine till 6th January 1916.
    7 Mar 1916: Involvement Private, 4920, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
    7 Mar 1916: Embarked Private, 4920, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
    20 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, Posted to 59th Battalion at Tel el Kebir Egypt ex 15th reinforcement’s 5th Battalion
    21 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4920, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW Left Eye severe evacuated to City of London War Hospital for treatment and convalescence
    23 Apr 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, HAREFIELD, Posted to 1st AAH for treatment placement of artificial eye.
    27 Oct 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital - WW1, Taken on Strength of the 2nd AAH South Hall UK from 59th Bn Wounded Artificial Eye replacement and convalescence
    12 Jul 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4920, 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital - WW1, RTA 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Artificial Eye for Medical review in Australia
    25 Jan 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4920, 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital - WW1, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Unit on Discharge 2nd AAH ( Staff) ex 59th Infantry Battalion

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    Biography contributed by Pam Hamilton

    Resided Newport Victoria (1924).

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