History while in the forces
14 Sep 1914: joined the 7th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment01 Oct 1914: promoted Lance Corporal
May 1915: promoted Captain
31 Aug 1915: went to France
27 Sep 1915: wounded during attack at Loos
Jan 1916: sent out to France transferred to the 6th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment
May 1916: invalided home - Trench Nephritis
Feb 1917: third time in France, 6th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment
22 Feb 1917: promoted Sergeant
Jan 1918: back to England for a Commission
Attached to Highland Light Infantry at Bridge of Allan pending going to Cadet Battalion
10 May 1918: 10th Officer Cadet Battalion Gailes Camp, Ayrshire
24 Sep 1918: sat for final examination for Commission
07 Jan 1919: demobilised
04 Feb 1919: gazetted 2nd Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment
- Surname
- Buswell
- Forename
- Edward William
- Service number
- 15735
- Rating or rank
- Sergeant
- Decorations
- 1914/15 Star
- Regiment or Other Unit
- Northamptonshire Regiment
- Branch
- Northampton
- Date of Birth
- 21 Oct 1885
- Date of birth
- 1885
- Date of Entering Bank's Service
- 27 Jan 1902
- Date of Joining HM Forces
- 14 Sep 1914
