HUSSEY, John
| Service Number: | 1671 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Skipton, Pyrenees, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Mary's, Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 10 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 17 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1671, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1671, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1671, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1671, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
John Hussey enlisted in January 1915. He was wounded during the August battles by shrapnel in the shoulder and evacuated to Mudros. He was treated for gastro enteritis during September 1915 and then evacuated to England for treatment. He returned to Egypt during February 1916 and was soon after sent home to Australia doing escort duty. He left Australia again during the spring of 1916 and rejoined the 8th Battalion in France during November 1916. He was severely wounded by shrapnel in the chest and lung on the 9 August 1918 near Peronne and died of his wounds the next day. A Lieutenant Witherden stated, “he was well known by me, and was well liked and admired by myself and all who knew him. As a soldier he was always ready to do what was asked of him. He was given a soldier’s burial….”
His younger brother, 2664 Pte. Charles Hussey 60th Battalion AIF, had been killed in action at Fromelles 19 July 1916, aged 22.
Two other brothers, 2943 Pte George Hussey 8th Light Horse Regiment and 2665 Pte Leonard Hussey, 1st Australian Division Motor Transport Company, both returned to Australia during 1919.
They were the sons of Michael and Elizabeth Hussey, who managed Carranballen Station Skipton, Victoria.
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