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RUSHTON, John Baker
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1760 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hanley, Staffordshire, England, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Liverpool, Fairfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairyman |
| Died: | Bullet Wound To The Abdomen, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 October 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1, Row C, Grave 1 Chaplain K. Single officiated Commemorated in the Wollongong General Cemetery, NSW, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Luddenham Badgery's Creek WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1760, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 19 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1760, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1760, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mary Rushton of Exeter Farm, South Creek, Liverpool, NSW
27 May 1915 - his mother wrote to Base Records stating that John had enlisted without her permission and was under age being only 18 years at the time
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal