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BUSWELL, Henry George

Service Numbers:	451, 859
Enlisted:	7 September 1914
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia, 1883
Home Town:	Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia
Schooling:	Convent (Catholic) School, Bunbury, Western Australia
Occupation:	Wheat Lumper (carrier)
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 23 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bunbury Roll of Honour, Bunbury War Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 451, 6 Mounted Infantry Contingent

World War 1 Service

7 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 859, 11th Infantry Battalion
2 Nov 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 859, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 859, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
22 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 859, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 859 awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-22

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