Regimental number | 2840 |
Place of birth | Morewell, Melbourne, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Morwell, Gippsland, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Dusting, Morwell, Gippsland, Victoria |
Previous military service | Light Horse |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column (Sept-Oct 1914) |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 21.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row J, Grave No. 56), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John M and Jessie J. DUSTING, Morwell, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 30 April 1915. Taken on strength, 23rd Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, Tel-el-Kebir, 9 March 1916; appointed Acting Corporal, 14 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join British Expeditionary Force, 22 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 March 1916. Accidentally killed as the result of an explosion of a German fuze cap which he was examining, 6 May 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DUSTING Henry Edward |