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Arthur Ernest BUSCUMB

Regimental number3132
Date of birth30 November 1899
Place of birthMitcham, South Australia
SchoolMitcham Public School, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStable boy
AddressAlbert Street, Mitcham, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 2.5"
Weight113 lbs
Next of kinFather, Francis John Buscumb, Albert Street, Mitcham, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name50th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 16 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Field Ambulance
FateReturned to Australia 19 October 1918
Discharge date18 February 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Adelaide, 16 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 16 February 1917; marched in to 15th Training Bn, Hurdcott, 21 February 1917.

Marched out to 13th Training Bn, 6 March 1917.

Admitted to Group Hospital, Hurdcott, 25 March 1917 (no further details recorded).

Found guilty, 4 August 1917, of being absent without leave from 8 am, 1 August, to 8 am, 3 August 1917: awarded 5 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited a total of 8 days' pay.

Trnsferred to Australian Army Medical Corps Details, Parkhouse, 25 September 1917; marched in to Australian Army Medical Corps Training Depot, Parkhouse, 26 September 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 17 November 1917; taken on strength, 10th Field Ambulance, in the field, 3 December 1917.

Proceeded to Base Depot, Havre, 16 July 1918, for Medical Board.

Transferred to United Kingdom for return to Australia, 31 July 1918; marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 3 August 1918.

Found guilty, Monte Video, Weymouth, 4 October 1918, of being absent without leave from 0715 parade at Medical Office: awarded 10 days' confined to barracks.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Sardinia', 18 October 1918 (Nursing Staff); disembarked Melbourne, 27 December 1918, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged, Adelaide, 18 February 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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