Regimental number | 62343 |
Place of birth | Armadale, New South Wales |
Religion | Salvation Army |
Occupation | Plumber |
Address | Prospect, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 3" |
Weight | 124 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E.M. Rust, 66 Gloucester Street, Prospect, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th South Australian Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th General Service Reinforcements |
Fate | Died at sea |
Place of burial | At sea |
Commemoration details | Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 185 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Salvation Army Roll of Honour, Gawler, South Australia. |
Other details |
Embarked Melbourne, 31 August 1918. Admitted to Ship's Hospital, 9 October 1918 (influenza); discharged, 12 October 1918. Admitted to Ship's Hospital, 16 October 1918 (influenza). Died, 1645 hours, 18 October 1918 (influenza). War Medal: British War Medal. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RUST Albert Clarence |