Regimental number | 6039 |
Place of birth | Essendon, Victoria |
Place of birth | Essendon, Melbourne |
School | Violet Town and Ascot Vale State Schools, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Violet Town near Benalla, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Usher, Garden Street, Essendon, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 5th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of Cerebro Spiral Meningitis at Tidworth Military Hospital. |
Fate | Died |
Age at death | 19.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Tidworth Military Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 206), North Tidworth, Wiltshire |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 175 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on St John's Presbyterian Church, Essendon, Roll of Honour: three panels inscribed 'For King & Country', 'For God and Humanity', 'For Right Against Might'. Parents: Joseph and Janet USHER |
Family/military connections | Brother Sgt F W Usher 58th Battn, Cousin Gnr J F Tatterson and Cousin Pte Jack Usher 14th Battn killed at landing. |