More about the Juster Family

A look at the National Archives of Australia website brings up some snippets of the life of some the Juster family after they settled in Brisbane. The younger couple, William and Emily Rebecca had two sons who enlisted in the Great War. One, Albert, served in France and was wounded but survived. The other, Walter Richard, lied about his age and enlisted at age 19 without his parents' consent. His parents discovered this, and Walter was discharged. He re-enlisted in WW2.

William and Emily lived in Prince Street, Thompson Estate, South Brisbane. We have already established their place of burial in an earlier post. (Thompson Estate is now part of Annerley and Fairfield. Prince Street seems to no longer exist under that name.)

It seems also that Isaac Juster emigrated with his wife, Anne Margaret. A son, Leslie Manson Juster, enlisted (at less than 19 years of age, but apparently with parents' consent) in the Great War and died of wounds. It is fairly clear that this is the same Isaac Juster in the 1881 Census.

Isaac James Juster was a Wholesale and Retail Grocer, Produce and Tea Merchant (established 1885), in Wellington Road, East Brisbane at the time of the Great War. He lived at Cracknell Road, South Brisbane. There appear to be no burial records for this pair in Brisbane City Council cemeteries.

Several younger JUSTER men enlisted in WW2.
Gordon Lawrence Juster, d.o.b. 29 April 1916, n.o.k Harold Juster.
Marle Richard Juster, (details removed as confirmed still living) n.o.k. Henrietta Juster
Lex Albert Juster, (details removed as confirmed still living) n.o.k. Walter Juster
(There are two entries in the WW2 Nominal Roll for Lex Albert Juster - one Army, one RAN. The Army man gives Walter as next of kin, the Navy man gives Henrietta. There is an anomaly in the dates of birth, same day, but different years. This has been explained by Marle: Lex signed up, under age, in the Volunteer Defence Corps, by being untruthful as to his true age. Later, he joined the RAN. The Australian War Memorial Nominal Roll information shows that he neglected to obtain a discharge from the VDC when he joined the RAN.)
Maxwell Robert Juster, (details removed as confirmed still living) n.o.k. W. Juster
Further details of all these men can be found at the Australian War Memorial website, in the World War 2 Nominal Roll.

From the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour:

Leslie Manson Juster

Rank: Gunner [Gnr]

Service Number: 20810

Unit: 12th Bde Australian Field Artillery

Service: Army

Conflict :1914-1918

Date of Death :16 July 1917

Cause of Death :Died of wounds

Cemetery or Memorial Details: FRANCE 40 Etaples Military Cemetery

Place Of Enlistment: Brisbane, QLD

War Grave Register Notes: JUSTER, Gnr. Leslie Manson, 20810. 12th Bde. Australian Field Artillery. Died of wounds 16th July, 1917. Son of Isaac James and Anne Margaret Juster, of Cracknell Rd., South Brisbane, Queensland. XXV. K. 10A.

Gordon Lawrence Juster

Rank: Private [Pte]

Service Number: QX51850

Unit: 2/4 INF BN

Service: Army

Conflict: 1939-1945

Date of Death: 12 June 1945

Place of Death: New Guinea

Cause of Death: Killed In Action

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