RUSH, Frederick Erskine
| Service Number: | 4890 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 November 1916, Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Penrose, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Stanmore, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 2 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, France II W 16 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Moss Vale & District Pictorial Honour Roll, Moss Vale Great War Honour Boards, Moss Vale RSL War Memorial, Moss Vale War Memorial, Wall of Remembrance (Southern Villages Memorial) |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4890, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4890, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 16 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4890, 4th Infantry Battalion, Casula, NSW |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Philip and Jemima Erskine Rush, of Tallong, New South Wales.
CLUB CHAMPION KILLED - F.E. Rush, one of the most popular members of the N.S.W. Cyclists' Union, and a keen supporter of amateur cycling, has been killed in action in France. He was a member of the Western Suburbs Club, and holder of the road championship, which we won two years in succession. The deceased rider will be greatly missed from amateur cycling circles.
RUSH.—Private F. E. Rush, killed in action in France, August, 1916.
One of the best that God could send.
He died as he lived—honourably.
Inserted by his friends, Amy and Phil. Conlon, Kensington.
RUSH. —Killed in action, August 3, 1916, Lance-corporal Frederick Erskine Rush, dearly-loved youngest son of Mrs. Rush and the late Philip Rush, of Penrose, aged 25 years.
Greater love hath no man than this, That he lay down his life for his friends.
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