HUSSEY, George
| Service Number: | 2943 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Skipton, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Skipton, Pyrenees, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Swifts Creek, Victoria, Australia, 10 May 1953, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Omeo Cemetery, Victoria, Australia. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2943, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 12 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2943, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hymettus embarkation_ship_number: A1 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2943, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hymettus, Melbourne | |
| 8 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 2943, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael Hussey and Elizabeth Hussey nee Ryan of 'Callanballan Station', Skipton, Victoria
Brother of Bernard Hussey who served with the 1st Australian Division Motor Transport Company. Returning to Australia on 12 July 1919; John Hussey who served with the 8th Battalion. Died of wounds on 10 August 1918 and buried in Vignacourt British Cemetery, Plot V, Row D, Grave 17 ; Charles Hussey who served with the 60th Battalion. Killed in action on 19 July 1916; Leonard Hussey 1st Australian Division Motor Transport Company, returning to Australia on 12 July 1919.
Commenced return to Australia on 26 July 1919 aboard HT Burma disembarking on 29 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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