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USHER, Solomon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2400 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 November 1915, Enlisted at Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Taree, New South Wales, Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Porter |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 30 November 1919, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Anglican area, Zone D, Section 15, Grave 1031. Interred on 2 December 1947 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2400, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Casula, NSW | |
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| 18 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2400, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Palermo embarkation_ship_number: A56 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2400, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Palermo, Sydney | |
| 21 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2400, 56th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Invalided to England on 7 September 1918 | |
| 28 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2400, 56th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Alice Amelia Usher nee Bell of Campbelltown, NSW. Solomon and Alice married in Sydney during 1916c.
Commenced return to Australia on 4 December 1918 aboard HT Somerset disembarking on 15 January 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal