William Joseph BUSBRIDGE

Regimental number8/168
AddressGore
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinAdopted father, J W Busbridge, Freshford Post Office, Riversdale, Southland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Regimental number from Nominal Roll4/168A
Final rankSapper
Final unitNew Zealand Engineers
FateKilled in Action 23 June 1915
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialBeach Cemetery (Plot I, Row K, Grave No 6), Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body