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HUSSEY, Hewitt
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4974 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 September 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lilydale, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Warrandyte, Manningham, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Contractor |
| Died: | Dandenong, Victoria, Australia, 18 September 1986, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated on 22 September 1986. Ashes collected. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4974, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4974, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4974, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, At Tel-el-Kebir, from 6th Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4974, 59th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the eye and hand. Embarked HS St. George at Boulogne for England | |
| 19 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4974, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Hussey and Mary MacNaught Hussey nee Logan of Warrendyte, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 May 1917 HT Ayrshire disembarking on 17 July 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1922c Hewitt married Christina Cunninham in Victoria. Christina died in 1936c