Samuel (Sam) BUSBY

BUSBY, Samuel

Service Number: 4995
Enlisted: 8 September 1915, 13th Reinforcements. 1st Field Company Engineers.
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: 14th Field Company Engineers
Born: Glasgow, Scotland , 1891
Home Town: Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Wharf Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 30 October 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)
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World War 1 Service

8 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 4995, 1st Field Company Engineers, 13th Reinforcements. 1st Field Company Engineers.
17 Dec 1915: Involvement Sapper, 4995, 1st Field Company Engineers, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
17 Dec 1915: Embarked Sapper, 4995, 1st Field Company Engineers, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
20 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 4995, G.S.W. (Arm and Leg)
30 Oct 1917: Involvement Sapper, 4995, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4995 awm_unit: 14th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-10-30
30 Oct 1917: Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 4995, 14th Field Company Engineers, K.I.A.

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