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James BUSHBY

Regimental number898
Place of birthEngland
SchoolState School, Cuballing, Western Australia
Age on arrival in Australia1.6
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressRosedale Farm, Cuballing, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, James Bushby, Rosedale Farm, Cuballing, Western Australia
Enlistment date24 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT Katuna on 24 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 August 1917
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialVlamertinghe New Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row D, Grave No. 14), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
18
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Honor BUSHBY, Rose Dail Farm, Cuballing, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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