BOSUSTOW W.J.

Given Names:  William James

Service Number:  4375

Unit:  22nd Battalion, 11th reinforcements                                                                        

Rank:  Private  

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Age:  22 Yrs  4 Mths

Occupation:  Compositor                                                                                                

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  2¾ In                  

Weight:  114 Lbs

Chest:  31-34 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Dark

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  8/1/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs Annie Bosustow

221 Wellington Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                 

Embarkation Date:  29/3/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  RMS Orontes

END OF WAR 

Status:  Killed in action

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Unit:  22nd Battalion                                                                                                                     

Rank:  Private

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  34565

Victory Medal:  34319

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1893

Place:  Williamstown, Victoria                   

Father:  William James BOSUSTOW        

Mother:  Annie WAYMOUTH

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 3/5/1917                            

Place: Bullecourt, France                         

Burial:  No known grave

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Believed to have died when 3 shells burst in the centre of platoon, Bosustow was badly wounded and fell into an old trench (about 500 yards from German trenches).  Shells continuously fell on that spot, and likely he was buried by shell fire

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 340369

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

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