| Regimental number | 1045 |
| Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales |
| School | Forster Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Nelson's Bay, Port Stephens, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 3.5" |
| Weight | 151 lbs |
| Next of kin | Elizabeth Rush, Nelson's Bay, Port Stephens, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Omrah, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 Omrah on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 31), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 57 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Charlotte RUSH, Morpeth, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 1390A Company Sergeant Major Cecil RUSH CdeG, 15th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 March 1919; Sister: Sister Edith D. RUSH RRC, Australian Army Nursing Service, returned to Australia, 24 January 1920; Cousins: Captain Horace Roy RUSH, 20th Bn, killed in action, 15 November 1916; Lt Bertie Danson RUSH MC, 30th Bn, died of wounds, 4 September 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 2 March 1915. Posted missing, 25 April 1915. Reported to be in hospital, no date stated. No trace found of Private Rush being in a Malta hospital, 4 March 1916. No record of Private Rush returning to Australia found, 4 December 1916. Court of Enquiry, France, 31 December 1916, pronounced fate as 'believed Killed in Action, 25 April 1915'; now, 22 February 1917, officially reported as 'Killed in Action, 25 April 1915'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, RUSH George Alfred |
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