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Clement Wilfred RUSHTON

Regimental number4893
Place of birthGladstone, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressHobart, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.10
Height5' 5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, Mr J Rushton, Gladstone, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 September 1915
Place of enlistmentClaremont, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 18 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 8 April 1917
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 26), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
67
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1087 Pte Arthur Edgar RUSHTON, 4th Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 21 December 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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