Regimental number | 3452 |
Place of birth | Moss Vale, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Builder |
Address | 23 Harrow Road, Stanmore, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5'10.25" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jemima Erskine Rush, Penrose via Goulburn, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 53rd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/70/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Philip and Jemma RUSH |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on boar HT 'Chemnitz', 7 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 8 September 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 16 October 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 47 |
Place of burial | Botany Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RUSH John Herbert |