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KRUSHKA, Oscar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 342 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Enlisted at Brighton, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Derby, Tasmania, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Derby, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds - shell wound to the left thigh and abdomen, At sea (HS Soudan), 19 October 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Chaplain G.L. Bourdillon officiated Panel 35, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Derby WW1 Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 342, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brighton, Tasmania | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 342, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 342, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 342, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wound to the foot | |
| 18 Oct 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 342, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounded for the second time. Shell wound to the left thigh and abdomen |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William John Krushka who died in 1900 and Helena Beard of Derby, Tasmania
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Had previously served in the Royal Australian Navy