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RUSHWORTH, Francis Robinson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 58196 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 May 1918, Cairns, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Divisional Unit of Supply |
| Born: | Mareeba, Queensland, 28 September 1898 |
| Home Town: | Babinda, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer (later Butcher) |
| Died: | Natural causes (short illness), Townsville, Queensland, 11 July 1943, aged 44 years |
| Cemetery: |
Townsville (Belgian Gardens) Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Babinda War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 May 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 58196, Cairns, Queensland | |
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| 4 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 58196, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Sep 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 58196, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, HMAT Bakara, Sydney | |
| 15 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 58196, 13th Divisional Unit of Supply |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Louise Folland
"OBITUARY. MR. F. R. RUSHWORTH.
There passed away on Sunday at Townsville, after a short illness, Francis Robinson Rushworth aged 43 years. The late Mr. Rushworth served in the Great War, being attached to the 13th Divisional Unit of Supply, AIF. He followed the butchering business in Cairns, Babinda and lately at Pimlico, Townsville." - from the Cairns Post 16 Jul 1943 (nla.gov.au)
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