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HUSH, Ernest Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7117 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 October 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia, 23 August 1895 |
| Home Town: | Queanbeyan, Queanbeyan, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia , 27 January 1957, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7117, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 7117, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 7117, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 13 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7117, 1st Infantry Battalion, Severe chest wound. Embarked for England on 6 October 1917 aboard HS Western Australia | |
| 17 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7117, 1st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Henry Hush and Catherine Hush of Railway Gate, Queanbeyan, NSW. Brother of George Richard Hush who returned to Australia on 9 June 1917 having served with the 13th Battalion
On 31 January 1916 Ernest had enlisted but was discharged on 24 April 1916 at Goulburn as undesirable.
At the time of enlistment Ernest was employed with the railways.
Commenced return to Australia on 11 January 1918 aboard HT Port Darwin disembarking on 7 March 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1918c Ernest married Emily Caroline Leecount in Goulburn, NSW