Regimental number | 62342 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Porter |
Address | Kilkenny, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 117 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, E. Rust, Aroona Road, Kilkenny, South Australia |
Previous military service | Senior Cadets (4 years); 77th Infantry |
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 | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: England. Embarked Melbourne, 31 August 1918; disembarked London, England, 14 November 1918; marched into No 1 Camp Details, Parkhouse, 14 November 1918, and allotted to 27th Bn reinforcements the same day. Admitted to Group Clearing Hospital, 18 November 1918; marched into No 1 Camp Details, Parkhouse, 19 November 1918. Marched into 5th Training Bn, Parkhouse, 14 December 1918. Admitted to Group Hospital, 8 January 1918 (acute bronchitis); transferred to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Sutton Veny, 20 January 1919; discharged, 17 February 1919, and marched into 2nd Training Bde, Codford, the same day. Attached for duty to Headquarters, AIF Depots, Tidworth, 24 February 1919. Marched into No 3 Group, 7 June 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Prinz Hubutus', 3 July 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 22 August 1919; discharged Adelaide (termination of period of enlistment), 6 September 1919. Medal: British War Medal. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RUST William Howard |