William Duncan USHER

USHER, William Duncan

Service Numbers: 3682, 3682A
Enlisted: 23 November 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 1st Machine Gun Battalion
Born: York, England, 1894
Home Town: Wisemans Ferry, The Hills Shire, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Mechanic
Died: Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia, 21 September 1953, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Norwest Mitchell Remembers Roll of Honour, Wisemans Ferry & Districts War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

23 Nov 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3682, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
24 Jan 1917: Involvement Private, 3682, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
24 Jan 1917: Embarked Private, 3682, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney
9 Apr 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , From 1st Pioneer Battalion
23 Sep 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Machine Gun Battalion
19 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 3682A, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , Discharged at the 2nd Military District. The letter 'A' was added on 8 April 1918 while he was serving with the 1st Pioneer Battalion

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

At the time of enlistment he was address was given as Wiseman's Ferry, NSW

Son of John Robert Usher and Annie Usher of Meckle Gate, Yorkshire, England. 

Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 12 September 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1920c William married Doris Eileen Scott ingoulburn, NSW