Louis Alexander CUSHION

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CUSHION, Louis Alexander

Service Number:	SX29463
Enlisted:	16 April 1943, Woodside, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Born:	Port Wakefield, South Australia, 25 January 1915
Home Town:	Kadina, Copper Coast, South Australia
Schooling:	Port Clinton
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Organ failure, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 7 September 2004, aged 89 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Kainton District Honour Roll, Parndana Kangaroo Island Ex-Servicemen Land Settlers 1939-1945 Roll

World War 2 Service

16 Apr 1943:	Enlisted Private, SX29463, Woodside, South Australia
16 Apr 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX29463
17 Apr 1943:	Involvement Craftsman, SX29463
16 Jan 1945:	Discharged Craftsman, SX29463, Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
16 Jan 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX29463

A Brief Story

Louis Cushion (Dad) married Beryl Hall (Mum) on 13th June 1942. After their marriage they moved to Yararoo Station. After he was discharged from the Army they lived at Yararoo until 1948 (where the 4 eldest children were born) - namely John, Joan, Robert (decd) and Tom. They were then allocated a soldier settlement block at Vivonne Bay, Kangaroo Island (where the 2 youngest were born at Kingscote Hospital) - namely Annette and Sharon. They Moved to their block in about 1951 and eventually sold in 1966/67 and moved to Adelaide where they stayed for the rest of their lives.

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WW2 - Nominal Roll