William Henry RUST

RUST, William Henry

Service Numbers: 3227, 3227A
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 59th Infantry Battalion
Born: Warrnambool, Vic., date not yet discovered
Home Town: Doncaster, Manningham, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Orchardist
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)
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World War 1 Service

26 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 3227, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
26 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 3227, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne
26 Sep 1917: Involvement Private, 3227A, 59th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3227A awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-26

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Biography

William Henry Rust was born in Warrnambool in 1895  day unknown month Sept / Oct .   His father was William Henry Rust deceased in 1904 and his mother Margaret Ellen  nee Smith.  His mother had remarried to Harry Drysdale Graham (also lost in ww1).  His trade was Orchardist.  He grew up in Melbourne area.