Regimental number | 1947 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | St Marys Catholic School, Geelong, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, M Hussey, Skipton, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1671 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Vignacourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 17), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 53 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Michael and Elizabeth HUSSEY |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2670 Pte Bernard HUSSEY, 1st Australian Division Motor Transport Company, returned to Australia, 31 May 1919; 2943 Pte George HUSSEY, 8th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 26 July 1919; 2664 Pte Charles HUSSEY, 60th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916; 2665 Pte Leonard HUSSEY, 1st Australian Division Motor Transport Company, returned to Australia, 31 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front GWF Re-embarked, Melbourne, 28 July 1916, on board HMAT A32 'Themistocles', as 1671 Private, 8th Bn, 19th Reinforcement. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |