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 1876 - 1948 (72 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  Wilfred Bushby was born on 03 Aug 1876 in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria; was christened on 10 Sep 1876 in Emmanuel/Abbey Road Congregational Church, Barrow-in-Furness; died on 30 Aug 1948 in Leonora, Western Australia; was buried on 31 Aug 1948 in Leonora Cemetery, Western Australia. Other Events and Attributes:
- Biography: Wilfred "Wift" Bushby was born in England in 1876 and emigrated to Australia as a four year old with his siblings and parents Martha and James.
Wift was a blacksmith and his brother George "Jordie" Bushby was a carpenter. As young men, they traveled to Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, to find their fortune mining in the gold rush. They lived in tents in Kalgoorlie. Jordie had a loyal dog that scared off an aboriginal gentleman in his tent who was holding a nulla nulla over him while he slept.
At age 40 (1915) Wift enlisted in the 10th Light Horse Regiment, 18th Reinforcement. He served in Egypt, and return to Western Australia on 17 Jul 1919.
Wift returned to the gold mines after the war.
It is thought Wift never had any children and died alone in Leonora District Hospital, Western Australia, on 30 Aug 1948 aged 72.
- Physical Description: 13 Mar 1916, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia; Military examination shows:
Height: 5 feet 10 inches
Weight: 147 pounds
Chest: 38.5 inches
Complexion: Dark
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
Religious Denomination: Church of England
Scar on forehead over left eye
- Military Service: 1915-1919; Wilfred BUSHBY
Regimental number: 2637
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Blacksmith
Address: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Marital status: Single
Age at embarkation: 40
Next of kin: Mother, Mrs Martha Jane Bushby, Canada, address unknown
Enlistment date: 13 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll: 16 March 1916
Rank on enlistment: Private
Unit name: 10th Light Horse Regiment, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number: 10/15/3
Embarkation details: Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board RMS Morea on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll: Private
Unit from Nominal Roll: 10th Light Horse Regiment
Fate: Returned to Australia 17 July 1919
Notes:
Birth:
Born at 30 Cheltenham Street, Barrow-in-Furness.
Buried:
See http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~westaust/Leonora/LeonoraCem7.htm Listing indicates: "BUSHBY Wilfred age 72 bur 31 Aug 1948 Anglican - Mt Marg death cert 16/48" Mt Marg = Mt Margaret Registration District
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