Edward Alton BUCKLEY

Regimental number3268
Place of birthBathurst New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationDriver
AddressRozelle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, James Buckley, Mansion House Hotel, George Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date9 July 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 2 August 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 9 July 1917 - 35th Bn, 8th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 12 February 1918.
FateKilled in Action 4 April 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death20
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 19), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
125
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2918 Pte Francis James BUCKLEY, 1st Bn, killed in action, Belgium, 16 April 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal