Regimental number | 2813 |
Place of birth | St Kilda, Victoria |
School | Brighton Road State School, St Kilda, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Salesman |
Address | 247 Bay Street, Brighton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 4.25" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, F G Usher, 247 Bay Street, Brighton, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 18), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick George and Mary Ann USHER, 247 Bay Street, Brighton, Victoria. Native of St. Kilda, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2767 Pte Reginald Tasman USHER, 60th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 March 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 57th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, and taken on strength, 15 March 1916. Admitted to 15th Field Ambulance, 22 March 1916 (pyrexia); discharged to duty, 24 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presumed Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, USHER Frederick George
Red Cross file 2810502 |