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John William BUSIKO

Regimental number7687
Place of birthToowoomba, Queensland
SchoolState School, Bowenville, Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBoundary rider
AddressOakleigh Park, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs. E.J. Busiko, Oakleigh Park, Bowenville Western Line, Queensland
Enlistment date7 April 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 26th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 31 October 1917
Regimental number from Nominal Roll7687A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 2 May 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death19
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 25), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
75
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Emily BUSIKO, Oakleigh Park, Bowenville, Queensland. Native of Toowoomba, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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