Regimental number | 94 |
Place of birth | Milnrow, Rochdale, Lancashire, England |
School | Church of England School, Milnrow, Lancashire, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | 27 Red Lane, Hamer Rochdale Lane, England |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, John Buckley, 27 Red Lane, Hamer Rochdale Land, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | A.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot X, Row L, Grave No. 4), Grass Lane, Flers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 177 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Charity BUCKLEY, 27 Red Lane, Rochdale, Lancs, England |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 3 served in the British Army, one being killed in action, 25 October 1915. |