HUSSEY, Charles
| Service Number: | 175 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1914, Enlisted at Rosebery Park,NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 27 November 1976, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Roman Catholic area FM 21, Grave 966Z. Interred on 3 December 1976 |
| Memorials: | Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 175, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosebery Park,NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 175, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 175, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 1 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 175, 13th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the hand later amputated | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 175, 13th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to amputation |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Hussey and Sarah Hussey of The Rock, Wagga, NSW.
Brother of Edward Hussey who returned to Australia on 6 December 1917 having served with the 8th Battalion; John Hussey who returned to Australia on 20 February 1919 having served with the 12th Light Trench Mortar Battery; Thomas George Hussey who returned to Australia on 3 August 1919 having served with the 7th Light Horse Regiment
Commenced return to Australia on 5 July 1915 aboard HT Ballarat disembarking on 6 August 1915 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1923c Charles married Eva C. Clune in Sydney, NSW