Regimental number | 4162 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Public School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Civil servant |
Address | 14 South Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr W J Bushby, 14 South Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 19.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 41), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 61 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Postmaster General's Department Roll of Honour, Commonwealth of Australia Building, Perth, Western Australia. Dedicated to 'Officers from Western Australia who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918'. Parents: William and Sarah BUSHBY, 14 South Street, South Fremantle, Western Australia. Native of Marrickville, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 6236 Pte Arthur Harrison BUSHBY, 3rd Bn, killed in action, Ypres, Belgium, 20 September 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |