Regimental number | 4152 |
Place of birth | Barraba, New South Wales |
School | Barraba Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Mercer |
Address | Namoi, Manilla, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs I Bushell, Hornsby, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Awarded the Military Medal. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | St Quentin, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 139 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Isabella BUSHELL, Forbes Street, Hornsby, New South Wales. Born at Barraba, New South Wales |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 75 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brother: 12 Sergeant Athol Homer BUSHELL, 33rd Bn, killed in action, Ypres, Belgium, 25 February 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |