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Ernest BUCKLAND

Regimental number5975
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
SchoolEducated in England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPlumber
AddressSt Johns Park, Canley, Vale, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation43
Next of kinWife, Mrs E Buckland, St Johns Park, Canley Vale, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 27 December 1916
Place of death or woundingFlers, France
Date of death26 December 1916
Age at death44
Age at death from cemetery records44
Place of burialBernafay Wood british Cemetery (Row J, Grave No. 53), Montauban, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
35
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Wilberforce and Emmeline BUCKLAND; husband of Elizabeth BUCKLAND 'Bernafay", Laurel Street, Cabramatta, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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