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USHER, Sydney John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3148 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 October 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Walhalla, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Blacktown, Blacktown, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wood Bender |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, 21 October 1971, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 25 October 1971. Banksia area, Wall T, Niche 04 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3148, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3148, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3148, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 4 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3148, 35th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Enlisted and served under alias Frederick Sydney Usher. On page 8 of his Attestation paper he sighed a Statuatory Declaration to that effect. Grave record has him recorded as Sydney John Usher
Son of George Thomas Usher and Ellen Usher nee Steer of Botany Road, Mascot, NSW.
On 12 February 1919 and using the name Frederick Sydney Usher he married Emily Catherall in the Liverpool Parish Church, England. Rev. H.S. Broadbetn officiated.
Commenced return to Australia on 9 August 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 27 September 1919 at Melbourne.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal