Military service
Service number:
A/86733
Age:
24
Rank:
Trooper
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
14th Canadian Hussars, R.C.A.C.
Division:
8th Reconnaissance Regt.
Birth:
January 1, 1921
Marquis, Saskatchewan
Enlistment:
June 15, 1942
Windsor, Ontario
Death:
April 8, 1945
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
II. H. 14.
Additional information
Son of Anton and Katherine Bushensky (Gasper / Hasper) of West Lorne, Ontario. Husband of Gladys Bushensky (née Nelson; later remarried as Hunter).
Digital gallery of Trooper Albert Adolf Bushensky
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Albert Bushensky
Albert Bushensky, originally from Windsor, Ontario -
Photo of Albert Bushensky
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Albert Bushensky and wife Gladys
Trooper Albert Adolf Bushensky and his wife Gladys (née Nelson; later remarried as Hunter), August 2, 1941. -
Wedding photo
Albert is seen posing with his sister, Lena on her wedding day. -
Family PhotoPhoto de famille
Albert is seen here posing with his parents, Anton and Katherine Bushensky. -
High School Graduation diploma
Diploma -
Press Clipping
From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Press Clipping
From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Memorabilia
Jewelery Albert made from metal off planes; he mailed to his wife. -
Memorabilia
What Albert made during the war. Metal from pilotless planes. This was for his wife Gladys who he called 'sweetie'. -
Letter
One of the many letters Albert wrote to his wife Gladys. -
Letters
One of the many letters Albert wrote to his wife Gladys. -
Pamphlet
Mailings tossed out of planes. -
Pamphlet
Mailings tossed out of planes, page 2 -
Pamphlet
Mailings tossed out of planes, page 2 -
Pamphlet
Mailings tossed out of planes, page 2. -
Shaving kit
Albert's shaving kit he had during the war that we received after he was killed in the war. -
Bibles
Albert's bibles he had during the war that we received after he was killed in the war. -
Pillow Case
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Pillow Case
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Dutch Souvenirs
Dutch souvenirs that Albert mailed to his wife. In 2005, Albert's son mailed these souvenirs to a woman in Holland that took pictures and brought flowers to Albert's grave where he's burried. We found her thru the internet. wow! -
Medals
Medals -
War Medals
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War Medals
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Memorial
Albert is burried in Holten Holland but his name is mentioned on his parents grave in Rodney, Ontario (small town near London) -
Parachute
Albert and the other's soldiers signed this part of a parachute. -
Memorial Plaque
Memorial, Rodney Ontario -
272 Letters Albert wrote to his wife Gladys during WW2
272 Letters Albert wrote to his wife Gladys during WW2 -
Memorial
Memorial in Holland. -
Memorial
Memorial in Holland -
Memorial
Close up of Memorial plaque -
Grave Marker
Digital gallery of
Trooper Albert Adolf Bushensky
Digital gallery of
Trooper Albert Adolf Bushensky
Digital gallery of
Trooper Albert Adolf Bushensky
Digital gallery of
Trooper Albert Adolf Bushensky
Digital gallery of
Trooper Albert Adolf Bushensky
Digital gallery of
Trooper Albert Adolf Bushensky
Digital gallery of
Trooper Albert Adolf Bushensky
Digital gallery of
Trooper Albert Adolf Bushensky
Digital gallery of
Trooper Albert Adolf Bushensky
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 500 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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