| Regimental number | 1876 |
| Place of birth | Colac, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Bulgandra, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Henry Buckley, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 56th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/73/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 1 March 1916 - 56th Bn, 3rd Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 56th Bn, 1 December 1916. Mortally wounded, 26 September 1917. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Belgium |
| Age at death | 28 |
| Place of burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 13), Ypres, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 161 |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 23 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 12 November 1916; taken on strength, 56th Bn, 1 December 1916. Detached to 8th Field Company Engineers, 6 March 1917; rejoined 56th Bn from detachment, 27 March 1917. Admitted to 5th Field Ambulance, 30 March 1917 (abscess, neck); transferred to 5th Division Rest Station, 31 March 1917; discharged to duty, 6 April 1917; rejoined Bn, 9 April 1917. Found guilty, 5 June 1917, of insolence to a NCO, 4 June 1917: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Found guilty, 3 August 1917, of being absent without leave from 10 am to 8 pm, 2 July 1917: awarded 5 days confined to barracks and forfeited 1 day's pay. Found guilty, 17 August 1917, of (1) hesitating to obey an order; (2) using obscene language in the presence of an Officer: awarded 21 days' Field Punishment No 2. Marched out to detention, 19 August 1917; rejoined Bn from detention, 5 September 1917. Wounded in action, Belgium, 26 September 1917 (shrapnel wound, compound fracture tibia); died of wounds, 28 September 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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