Regimental number | 13465 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | Flinders St State School, Adelaide, South Australia |
Other training | School of Music, Adelaide, SA |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Electrician |
Address | 198 Gillies Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Lexy Buchanan, 198 Gillies Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Auxiliary Mechanical Transport Company 3, Section 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/113/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Motor Transport Company |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Contraced influenza at Beaumont, Belgium; died at 5th Casualty Clearing Station. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 36 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | Maubeuge (Sous-le-Bois), Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 11), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Lexy BUCHANNAN, 198 Gilles Street, Adelaide, South Australia |