RUSHTON, John Crawshaw

RUSHTON,  John  Crawshaw

Full Name: John Crawshaw

RUSHTON

Date of Birth: 06

1888

Place of birth: Barrowford Nelson

England

Occupation: Sleeper Hewer

Address: Cookernup WA

Next of Kin: Father – William Henry Rushton

Next of Kin Address: 29 Ford Street Barrowford Nelson England

Religion: Wesleyan

Service Number: 7432

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: !st Australian Sanitary Section AAMC

Enlistment Date: 1915-06-30

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1915-12-06

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-12-30

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-11-17

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26/06/1915- Completed Medical Examination Harvey WA
30/06/1915- To No. 4 Depot Company Blackboy Hill WA as Private
1/09/1915- To 1st Sanitary Section AAMC Blackboy Hill
6/01/1916- Admitted 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital Abbassia Egypt ( Sick )
16/03/1916- Discharged to Overseas Base Abbassia
25/03/1916- Transferred Overseas Base Ghezireh Egypt
27/03/1916- To Miscellaneous Reinforcements Zeitoun Egypt
17/04/1916- To Miscellaneous Reinforcements Camp Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
28/04/1916- Joined 14th Field Ambulance Ismailia Egypt
19/06/1916- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with British Expeditionary Forces for Marseilles France ( Disembarked 26/06/1916 )
27/06/1917- Granted Leave England
14/07/1917- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
10/08/1917- Admitted Hospital France ( Sick )
14/08/1917- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex sickness
12/01/1918- Granted Leave England
29/01/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
1/10/1918- Granted Leave Paris France
11/10/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
27/12/1918- Admitted 7th Field Ambulance France ( Diarrhoea )
16/01/1919- Granted Leave England
2/02/1919- Admitted Queen Marys Hospital England  ( Sick ) ex Leave
25/02/1919- Granted Leave England ex sickness
11/03/1919- To No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England ex France for Return to Australia
28/03/1919- Embarked England for Australia per ” Karoa ” ( Nursing Staff on Transport Duty )
17/11/1919- Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit )
19/06/1962- Date of Death ( Commonwealth War Graves Commission )

 

Service Medals Awarded

British War Medeal – No. 7027

Victory Medal – No. 6998

 

Memorial Inscription

Yarloop War Memorial WA.