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LUSH, John Harry
| Service Number: | 2636 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Arkaba. South Australia, 6 April 1883 |
| Home Town: | Inman Valley, Yankalilla, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer and Butcher |
| Died: | Victor Harbor. South Australia, 1 April 1966, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Willunga Cheer Up Society Pictorial Honour Board, Willunga War Memorial, Yankalilla District Roll of Honour WW1, Yankalilla War Memorial Wall |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2636, 5th Pioneer Battalion | |
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| 21 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2636, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2636, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2636, Recovering in England when Armistice was signed. | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2636, 5th Pioneer Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Cates
John Harry Lush (known as Harry) was born in Arkaba in the North of South Australia. In 1891 the Lushes came to live at Fairview, in Inman Valley, the original property of Harry's grandfather John Lush. The family eventually grew to include eleven children, six boys and five girls. Harry was involved in the local Methodist church, which continued to be an important influence throughout his life. He married Carrie Francis Douglas (known as Fanny) in 1907, and four children were born by the end of 2014.
Harrry worked as a butcher in Knightsbridge (now Norwood) and Snowtown before moving back to Inman Valley. When he enlisted he installed them in a house near Willunga police station.
Harry was wounded in France on 29 September 1918 and was recovering in England when the Armistice was signed. After the war he and fanny purchased a grazing propoerty, Monapilla, on the Willunga Scarp and had another daughter in 1921. They later lived at Delamere and Victor Harbor. Harry died aged 82.
Excerpt from the book: "A Picture of Solitude" with approval by The Willunga Recreational Park.
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