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USHER, Robert Donald
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1193, 1335 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Waverley, New South Wales, Australia, 5 January 1886 |
| Home Town: | Waverton, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 1 May 1915, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery Row C, Grave 15. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1193, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1193, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1193, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 10 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1335, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 1 May 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1335, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1335 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Rober John and Mary Jane Usher of Bankstown, NSW
Husband of Charlotte Caroline Usher of 'Jesmondene', Bay Road, North Shore, Sydney, NSW later of Batlow, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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