Regimental number | 3072 |
Place of birth | Portland, Victoria |
School | Portland State School, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Seaman |
Address | Gawler Street, Portland, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Abraham Dusting, Gawler Street, Portland, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Naval Cadets at Portland |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 22.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Gordon Dump Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 41), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 52 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Abraham and Ellen DUSTING, Gawler Street, Portland, Victoria |