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RUSHTON, Charles William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 819 |
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Enlisted: | 18 August 1914 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Epsom, Victoria, Australia, November 1894 |
Home Town: | California Gully, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Steele's Post, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 12 July 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 6, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eaglehawk Loyal Darling Lodge Honor Roll WW1, Epsom School No 2367 Honor Roll, Huntly Memorial Hall Honor Roll, North Bendigo State School No 1267 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 819, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 819, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 819, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 819, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gallipoli landings (second wave). GSW to lower back and stomach (severe). Evacuated to Egypt. | |
12 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 819, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Steele's Post |
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