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BUSWELL, Henry
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 451, 859 |
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| 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 |
| Occupation: | Wheat Lumper (carrier) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, Picardie, France, 23 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the Villers Bretonneux Memorial |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bunbury Roll of Honour, Bunbury War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 451, 6 Mounted Infantry Contingent |
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World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 859, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 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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