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USHER, Claude
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2459 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Erskineville, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 7 September 1973, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2459, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 6 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2459, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2459, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2459, 20th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the head. Invalided to England aboard HS St. Dennis on 5 October 1917 | |
| 13 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2459, 20th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter Gard Usher and Mary Elizabeth Usher nee Kennerly of Erskineville Road, Erskineville, NSW.
On 3 December 1916 Claude married Edith May Arnold of 'Cressy Cottage', Malgrove Road, Surrey, England in Sutton, Surrey, England. Reverend Turner officiated.
Commenced return to Australia on 21 April 1918 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 8 June 1918
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal