Regimental number | 3359 |
Place of birth | Glen Innes, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | Rockvale, Warialda, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, J McCusker, Warialda, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Puchevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 53), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 33 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary Magdalene McCUSKER, Rockvale, Warialda, New South Wales. Native of Glen Innes, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1673 Lance Corporal Charles Cornelius McCUSKER, 33rd Bn, returned to Australia, 5 March 1919; 3741 Lance Corporal Thomas Matthew McCUSKER, 2nd Bn, killed in action, 9 April 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |