| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0559 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm. |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Rusden, Arthur Stuart Keylock |
| Place made | At sea, Australia, Australia: Victoria, Ballarat |
| Date made | 1928 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/886 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Rusden, Arthur Stuart Keylock (Corporal, b.? - d.1918)
Description
Collection relating to the service of 5215 Corporal Arthur Stuart Keylock Rusden, 59 Battalion, AIF, at sea, Egypt, France, 1916 and 1918. Collection consists of a notebook containing handwritten copies of a diary kept by Corporal Rusden during 1916, and a typescript copy of a narrative entitled 'Villers-Bretonneux - 25th April 1918'. Copies made by Corporal Rusden's father, Arthur Spence Rusden. Location of originals unknown.
History / Summary
5215 Corporal Arthur Stuart Keylock Rusden, 59 Battalion, AIF, who on 4 July 1918 was killed in action at Hamel. Other biographical details concerning him are: clerk (Victorian Income Tax Department); of Nhill and Ballarat, Victoria; born at Rupanyup, Victoria; educated at Nhill State & Ballarat High Schools, was a sergeant in Ballarat High School cadets, joined the AIF on 3 January 1916; was wounded at Polygon Wood (Third Battle of Ypres) in 1917; age at time of death, 20 years 9 months.