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USHER, Cyril Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2660 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 October 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Born: | Mansfield, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Black River, Circular Head, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Parkdale, Victoria, Australia, 15 September 1978, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2660, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2660, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2660, 4th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Mongolia, Melbourne | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | |
| 17 Feb 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 2660, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Ernest Edward Usher and Sarah Usher nee Campbell of Back River, Tasmania.
Commenced return to Australia 21 May 1917 aboard HS Neurlia from Suez before disembarking at Capetown. On 26 August 1917 he re-embarked for Australia from Capetown aboard HT Ceramic and disembarked on 15 September 1917.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1944c Cyril married Grace Elizabeth Kirkcaldy in Victoria