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Frederick Joseph BUSCH

Regimental number2592
Date of birth27 November 1876
Place of birthTalbot, Victoria
SchoolKensington State School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationWood machinist
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation39
Next of kinFather, D H L Busch, Young Street, Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date17 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Moldavia on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 17 October 1916
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  cemetery records
Listed on Kensington Methodist (now Uniting) Church Roll of Honour ('A Loving tribute to the Memory of Our Brave Men'), McCracken Street, Kensington, Victoria. Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date23 March 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death18 March 1950
Place of burialCarlton Cemetery

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