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LUSTY, Herbert Raymond

Service Number:	1663
Enlisted:	25 February 1916, West Maitland, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 20 March 1895
Home Town:	Martins Creek, Dungog, New South Wales
Schooling:	Willoughby Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Lagnicourt, France, 15 April 1917, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Martins Creek Public School Memorial Gardens, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

25 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1663, 34th Infantry Battalion, West Maitland, New South Wales
2 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1663, 34th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
2 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1663, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney
15 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1663, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1663 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-15

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Thomas and Caroline LUSTY
Of Crows Nest, North Sydney, NSW