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RUSHTON, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 942 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 December 1914, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Born: | Lilydale, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Es Salt, Palestine, 3 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria Row D, Grave No. 67, Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Damascus, Syria |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Epsom School No 2367 Honor Roll, Huntly Memorial Hall Honor Roll, North Bendigo State School No 1267 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 942, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 942, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Botanist embarkation_ship_number: A59 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 942, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Botanist, Adelaide | |
| 11 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 942, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron , Romani, Egypt | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 942, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron , Battle of Romani | |
| 9 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 942, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron , Battle of Rafa | |
| 26 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 942, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron , Battles of Gaza | |
| 7 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron , Palestine. Temporary (confirmed 1 November 1917). | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 942, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron , Battle of Beersheba | |
| 20 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron , Palestine | |
| 3 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 942, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron , Es Salt Raid, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 942 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Machine Gun Squadron awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-05-03 |
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