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BUSSELL, Alfred Joseph

Service Number:	4241
Enlisted:	25 October 1915
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	10th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Margaret River Western Australia , 1891
Home Town:	Busselton, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Assistant Surveyor
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 13 October 1918
Cemetery:	Busigny Communal Cemetery Extension
Memorials:	Brunswick Juntion Memorial Hall Honour Roll, Busselton St Mary's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Busselton War Memorial, Guildford Grammar School War Memorial

World War 1 Service

25 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4241, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
29 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4241, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
29 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4241, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Runic, Fremantle
13 Jun 1917:	Honoured Military Cross
13 Oct 1918:	Involvement Lieutenant, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 10th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-10-13
Date unknown:	Honoured Military Cross, Awarded the Military Cross for Gallantry on the Menin – Ypres Road 14th September 1917.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Alfred John and Marion Ellen Bussell. Native of Busselton, Western Australia