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USHER, James Wright Pesily
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5492 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 January 1916, Place of Enlistment Cairns Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Train |
| Born: | Croydon, Queensland, Australia, 7 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Georgetown, Etheridge, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 5 October 1946, aged 49 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cairns (General) Cemetery, Queensland PLOT Sect.: MES; Row: P4; Site: 5197 |
| Memorials: | Georgetown Etheridge War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5492, 12th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment Cairns Queensland. | |
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| 20 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5492, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5492, 12th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
| 14 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Divisional Train, Appointed to the rank of Driver when taken on strength | |
| 20 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5492, 1st Divisional Train, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Daniel McCourt Usher and Agnes Snodgrass Morris Usher nee Pasley of Victoria Street, Cairns, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 20 May 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 4 July 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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