BUSHER, William James
Service Number: | 322 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
Born: | Ireland, 1878 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Memorials: |
Boer War Service
1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 322, Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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18 May 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 322, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900. | |
10 Aug 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 322, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
William James Busher was born about 1878 in Ireland, A son to Robert Busher. He served twice in the South African (Boer) War; first as a Private S.N. 322 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, second as a Private S.N. 886 in the 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse (Qld).
(source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 486 & 523; National Archives Australia Boer War Dossier).