RUSSELL, Eric
| Service Number: | 3443 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 February 1917, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Elsternwick, Melbourne, Vic., 11 April 1898 |
| Home Town: | Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Brighton Grammar School, Church of England Grammar School Melbourne |
| Occupation: | Bank Officer |
| Died: | Busselton, WA, 9 October 1986, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3443, 58th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 16 Jul 1917: | Involvement Private, 3443, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1917: | Embarked Private, 3443, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
ERIC RUSSELL was born on 14th April, 1898, at Elsternwick, Victoria, the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Russell. He was educated at the Brighton Grammar School, and the Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne. He joined the service of the Bank at Flinders Street West, Melbourne, on 14th May, 1916.
Eric Russell enlisted on 24th February, 1917. He left Australia on 16th July, 1917, and was in France until 18th February, 1919, joining his unit (the 58th Battalion) on 1st January, 1918, and gaining promotion to corporal in the following September. He returned to Australia in January, 1920, and was discharged on 16th February.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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