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USHER, Ralph Richard
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 5089, Q226022 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Southbrook, Queensland, Australia, 7 February 1898 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 19 August 1971, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Oakey Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5089, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 5089, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 5089, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 20 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5089, 25th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock | |
| 23 Jun 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 26th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 4 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5089, 26th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 25 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, Q226022 | |
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| 22 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, Q226022 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard Usher and Annie Mary Usher nee Deller of Graham's Siding, South Coast Line, QLD. Brother of Frank Gilbert Usher who died of wounds on 20 September 1917 while serving with the 21st Machine Gun Company and has no known grave. His name appears on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Panel 31
Commenced return to Australia on 4 June 1919 aboard HT Mahia disembarking on 20 July 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 8 August 1920 Ralph married Mabel Dellar in QLD