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World War 1, Europe Türkiye, Gallipoli, Anzac Cove, 859 BUSWELL, 11 Battalion, 1915

1915
Overview

Informal outdoor portrait of 859 Sergeant Henry George Buswell MM. Killed in Action 22 July 1916

Historical information

859 Henry George Buswell of Bunbury enlisted in 11 Battalion on 7 September 1914. He embarked with H Company from Fremantle on 2 November 1915 on HMAT A11 Ascanius. He landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. Killed in action on 23 July 1916 and posthumously awarded the Military Medal. He has no known grave and is commemorated at the Villers Bretonneux Memorial.
https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=41205
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.asp…

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-32-P1900.791
Item type
Photographs
Themes
War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 1
Material
Photographic Media
Inscriptions and markings

AMWA43354

Year
1915
Links to additional resources
Bunbury ANZAC Heroes [anzacheroes.com.au]
Service Summary [www.aif.adfa.edu.au]
Service Records [recordsearch.naa.gov.au]
AWM Roll of Honour [www.awm.gov.au]
Villers Bretonneux Memorial [www.cwgc.org]
Virtual War Memorial [vwma.org.au]
Henry Buswell [collectionswa.net.au]
Last modified
Thursday, 20 August, 2026
Completeness
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