Regimental number | 30124 |
Place of birth | Bury, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Goondiwindi, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22.9 |
Height | 5' 5.25" |
Weight | 123 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs H A Rushton, Yelarbon, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Warwick, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 13, Reinforcement 8 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/40/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT6 A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 462 Pte Frank RUSHTON, 7th Machine Gun Company, killed in action, 22 April 1916; 3411 Pte Harold RUSHTON, 1st Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 24 August 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded in action, 2 November 1917 (gas). Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Aeneas', 19 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: effort syndrome), Brisbane, 19 March 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RUSHTON Fred |