Ralph Henry USHER

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Service Number:	1253
Enlisted:	29 January 1916, Enlisted at Kempsey, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	36th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hopetown, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Kempsey, Kempsey, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Port Macquarie, New South Australia, 6 August 1957, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Port Macquarie General Cemetery Methodist area.
Memorials:

29 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1253, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kempsey, NSW
13 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1253, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
13 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1253, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
5 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1253, 36th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the back and leg. Embarked HS Princess Elizabeth on 15 June 1917
5 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1253, 36th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the back and leg. Embarked HS Princess Elizabeth on 15 June 1917
12 Jul 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1253, 36th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded

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Son of Arthur Urias Usher and Esther Usher nee Coombs of Bourneville, NSW formerly of Hopetown Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 25 November 1917 aboard HS Karoola disembarking on 13 January 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Husband of Esther L. Usher nee MacDonald known as Ettie. Ralph and Ettie married during 1922c in Taree, NSW.