Regimental number | 1856 |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
School | State Schools, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Saddler |
Address | 6 Brook Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Father, Alfred James Buckingham, 6 Brook Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Cleaner |
Unit name | 301st (Mechanical Transport), 8th Company, Army Service Corps (17th Divisional Ammunition Park) |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/98/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Motor Transport Section |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died in England of influenza. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 34 |
Place of burial | Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row K, Grave No. 4), Surrey, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred James and Mary Jane BUCKINGHAM, 6 Brooks, Street, North Fitzroy, Melbourne |
Family/military connections | Brother: William George Bigg BUCKINGHAM, 60th Bn, returned to Australia. |