William James BUSHER

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BUSHER, William James

Service Number:	886
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
Born:	Ireland, 1878
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 886, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
18 Feb 1902:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 886, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 522 notes 1st BACH embarked at Sydney 18 Feb 1902 aboard Custodian arriving Durban 19 Mar 1902.
19 Aug 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 886, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 522 notes 1st BACH embarked at Durban 11 Jul 1902 aboard Drayton Grange returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 13 Aug 1902, disbanded 19 Aug 1902.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

William James Busher was born about 1878 in Ireland, A son to Robert Busher. He served twice in the South African (Boer) War; first as a Private S.N. 322 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, second as a Private S.N. 886 in the 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse (Qld).

(source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 486 & 523; National Archives Australia Boer War Dossier).

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