Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery | 4. A. 3. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.118 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 52C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Mr. W.T. and Mrs. E. Bussell, of 141, East Hill, Dartford, Kent, England.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Gold Coast Regiment, W.A.F.F. |
Regimental History contains no reference to action on or around theses dates. Notes that 3 British officers died from disease in the East African part of the campaign. |
| Action : Africa |
The East African Campaign was a series of battles and guerrilla actions which started in German East Africa (now Tanzania) and ultimately impacted portions of Mozambique, Northern Rhodesia, British East Africa, Uganda, and the Belgian Congo. The German colonial forces, led by Lieutenant Colonel Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck, skillfully fought for the duration of World War I and surrendered only after that war had ended. Other campaigns were conducted in West and South West Africa.
Detail :
Frederick James BUSSELL, Lieutenant, Gold Coast Regiment WAAF. Frederick BUSSELL is mentioned in the Regimental History: On the 24th September (1917) , the Regiment left Ndessa at 2 p.m. and reached Kitandi, where it camped for the night after a three hours' march. No trace of the enemy was seen during the day. On the morrow the Regiment marched to Bweho Chini?the scene of the big fight which the Nigerians had had with von Lettow-Vorbeck's main force on the 22nd September?where junction was effected with No. 1 Column. The rest of the Regiment, under Major Shaw, however, was not in camp, as it was holding an outpost some five miles away from Bweho on a track leading to Beka. During these two days Lieutenants Bussell and Shaw, Sergeants Campbell and Payne and 71 rank and file joined the Regiment from the Depot Company at Mpara, and Captain Benham, 14 rank and file, and 5 carriers were evacuated sick. Ar present we have no information on how he met his fate Source; THE GOLD COAST REGIMENT IN THE EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN Published 1919.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | St. John's No. 1343 E.C. | Essex |
| Joined : | Sekondi No. 3238 E.C. | Ghana |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
28th February 1912 | 21st May 1913 | 24th June 1913 |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley