Francis Lewis USHER

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Service Number:	566
Enlisted:	1 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Stockton-on-Lees, Durham, England, 1888
Home Town:	Brunswick East, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Seaman
Died:	Died of wounds - shell wound to the thign, At sea, off Gallipoli, 20 September 1915
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

1 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 566, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
10 May 1915:	Involvement 566, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked 566, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
19 Sep 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 566, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shell wound to the thigh
20 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 566, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 566 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-09-20

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Address at the time of enlistment was O'Connor Street, East Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria.

Son of William George Usher and Julia Usher c/o Miss E Ellhatton, St Mary's Cathedral, Middlebrough, Yorkshire, England.

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal