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Re: Bushnell served in CEF
« Reply #9 on: Saturday 29 May 10 01:41 BST (UK) »
I'm not good at passenger lists but maybe someone can try to find a James Bushnell between 1904 and 1915 on an incoming passenger list to the UK to determine when he arrived back in England. He may not have stayed in Canada long and that could be another reason he didn't show up on the census.

The 10th Royal Hussars
With the outbreak of the Second Boer War, the regiment sailed for South Africa in 1899. After fighting at Colesburg, the regiment participated in the relief of Kimberley in Feb 1900, the Battle of Paardeberg immediately afterwards and then two years of fighting in the Transvaal. If your James Bushnell is the one listed above with the 10th Hussars, you may get info on him at the archives.

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Re: Bushnell served in CEF
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 29 May 10 03:21 BST (UK) »
J H Busnell travelling on the SS Tunisian from Liverpool 14 Apr 1904 arriving Saint Johns New Brunswick 24 April 1904.  Age is given as A - Adult, born England, farm labourer - no destination in Canada filled out.  The passenger immediately beneath him is Mrs. Bushnell with the same information filled out.

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Re: Bushnell served in CEF
« Reply #11 on: Saturday 29 May 10 04:28 BST (UK) »
Not sure, Debbie but that may be the fellow from reply # 2...?
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Re: Bushnell served in CEF
« Reply #12 on: Saturday 29 May 10 06:56 BST (UK) »
www.ancestorsonboard.com/
www.findmypast.co.uk/passengerListPersonSearchStart.action

has a JH Bushnell 1904 Liverpool to Halifax Canada

I don't have a membership to this site but someone else may.

Val

The entry I posted were the details from this ships record.  I guess I knew what I was referring to and didn't think about whether anyone else followed my train of thought.

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Re: Bushnell served in CEF
« Reply #13 on: Saturday 29 May 10 07:20 BST (UK) »
Looks like we can rule that James Bushnell out.

Ancestry has UK Incoming Passenger Lists that show a few possibles arriving at the port of Liverpool.
James Buchnell
Jas Bushnell
Bushnell

If anyone has a membership and can rule them out it might help Christine.