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William John BUCKINGHAM

Regimental number1086
Place of birthSandon, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCooper
Address118 Perry Street, Collingwood, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation39
Next of kinMrs K A Buckingham, 118 Perry Street, Collingwood, Victoria
Enlistment date17 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1915
Date of death8 May 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHelles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
46
Family/military connectionsSon: 2234 John William BUCKINGHAM, 2nd Pioneer Bn, killed in action, Ypres-Broodseinde sector, Belgium, 3 October 1917.

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