George Melbourne USHER

USHER, George Melbourne

    Service Number: 4026
    Enlisted: 8 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 59th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 1893
    Home Town: Hawksburn, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Clerk
    Died: Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, February 1970, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Warrnambool Public Cemetery, Victoria
    Interred on 24 February 1970. PRS, 21, 048
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    World War 1 Service

    8 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4026, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    8 Feb 1916: Embarked Private, 4026, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
    8 Feb 1916: Involvement Private, 4026, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
    20 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion
    19 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4026, 60th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the thigh and invalided to England aboard HS St Denis on 21 July 1916
    3 Oct 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 60th Infantry Battalion
    27 Jun 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 60th Infantry Battalion
    22 Jul 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 60th Infantry Battalion
    25 Sep 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 59th Infantry Battalion, From 60th Battalion
    15 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4026, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of George Thomas Usher and Ellen Usher nee Steer of Malvern Road, Hawksburn, Victoria later of Sydney, NSW. Brother of Sydney John Usher, who served as Frederick Sydney Usher nad returned to Australia on 27 September 1919 having served with the 35th Battalion.

    Commenced return to Australia on 8 May 1919 aboard HT Devanah disembarking on 23 June 1919

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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