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William BUSWELL

Regimental number228
Place of birthPicola, Victoria
SchoolPicola State School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressPicola, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, William Buswell, Picola, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name38th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/55/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 September 1918
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 8), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
169
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Esther BUSWELL, Picola, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousins: 3 HENDERSON, killed in action; W WYATT, killed in action.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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