The AIF Project

William Thomas BUCKLEY

Regimental number6957
Place of birthGillingham, Kent, England
SchoolWesleyan School, Gillingham, Kent, England
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address52 Council Street, Cooks Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Mr W Buckley, 52 Council Street, Cooks Hill, New South Wales
Enlistment date11 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 11 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularWounded, 4 April 1918.
FateKilled in Action 13 September 1918
Place of death or woundingRoiselle, France
Age at death23.6
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialRoisel Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 8), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
39
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Alice BUCKLEY, 52 Council Cook's Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales. Born at Gillingham, Kent, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.