'During the operations against Bellevue Spur near Passchendaele on 12th October Sapper Bushill assisted to lay and subsequently maintained lines from cable head at Korek to Battalion Headquarters of 2nd Infantry Brigades, all were subject to frequent heavy shelling. The ground between was an open slope exposed to the enemy and swept by machine gun and shell fire. The lines were continually cut both by day and night and communication could be maintained only by constant patrolling and repair of lines. Sapper Bushill's disregard of danger and perseverance under very unfavourable conditions were most marked.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 28 January 1918

Regimental number	4/1745
Occupation	Clerk
Next of kin	Father, F Bushill, c/o Devonport Steam Ferry Company Limited, Auckland
Rank on embarkation	Sapper
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, New Zealand Engineers
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Medals	Military Medal 'During the operations against Bellevue Spur near Passchendaele on 12th October Sapper Bushill assisted to lay and subsequently maintained lines from cable head at Korek to Battalion Headquarters of 2nd Infantry Brigades, all were subject to frequent heavy shelling. The ground between was an open slope exposed to the enemy and swept by machine gun and shell fire. The lines were continually cut both by day and night and communication could be maintained only by constant patrolling and repair of lines. Sapper Bushill's disregard of danger and perseverance under very unfavourable conditions were most marked.' Source: London Gazette Date: 28 January 1918
Sources	Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 36