Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Thomas Freer Buswell a grocers warehouseman, born 1867 in Sutton Cheney, Leics., and his wife Maria, born 1867 in Hale Magna, Lincs. Ernest Hessell Buswell was born in 1896 in Ashby de la Zouch, Leics., his siblings were, Lilian May, born 1893 in Appleby Magna, Leics., and Ivan William, born 1894 in Ashby de la Zouch, Leics., in March 1901 the family home was at 69, Market Street, Ashby de la Zouch, Leics. In April 1911 Ernest was employed as an errand boy and was residing in the family home at 8, Wilfred Place, Ashby de la Zouch, Leics., together with his parents and siblings, Lilian and Ivan. His elder brother Ivan William also died. The 5th April 1917 edition of the Leicester Mercury published the following under the heading, “LOCAL CASUALTIES.” Mr. and Mrs. Buswell, of Wilfred Place, Ashby, have received an intimation from Captain Jenkins, of the M.G.C., that their son, Pte. Ernest Buswell, has died of his wound, received from a bomb. Captain Jenkins had previously informed them of the accident, and it was hoped that the wound was not dangerous. Pte. Buswell had served with the Leicester’s for over two years.