Regimental number | 688 |
Place of birth | Yass New South Wales |
School | Yass (?) Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Warder |
Address | Rottnest Island, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 43 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Alice Buckmaster, Queanbeyan, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 44 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 44 |
Place of burial | Wimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot II, row C, Grave No. 12A), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 137 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Alice BUCKMASTER. Native of Chilton, Yass, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |