BUSWELL, William
| Service Number: | 228 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 March 1916, An original of A Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Picola, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Picola, Moira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Picola State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 8 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nathalia Rock and Chain Memorial, Nathalia War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 228, 38th Infantry Battalion, An original of A Company | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 228, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 228, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 9 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 228, 60th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 228, 60th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 2 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 228, 60th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William Buswell had four cousins killed in action.
Numurkah Leader 2 October 1918, 'The very many friends of Mr and Mrs W. Buswell and family of Picola, will deeply sympathise with them that their eldest son (Private W. Buswell) has been killed in France. It is a little over 2 and 1/2 years since he enlisted. He was a fine type for a soldier, tall and sound in wind and limb. He wrote in a truly manly way to his mother of the hazards of the war, always cheerful, but at the same time asking her not to grieve if it were his lot to fall. His people have the consolation that he died a man, fighting for the peace and safety of not only those he held dear, but for the Empire.'
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