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Allan Fletcher BUFFETT

Regimental number1103
Place of birthLongridge Norfolk Island
SchoolPublic School, Norfolk Island
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressLongridge, Norfolk Island, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinJ Allen Buffett, Longridge, Norfolk Island, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularFather and mother born on Pitcairn Island. He was the only Norfolk Islander killed at Gallipoli.
FateKilled in Action 12 August 1915
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Allan spelt Allen
Place of death or woundingLone Pine, Gallipoli
Date of death10 August 1915
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Special Memorial C. 92), Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
35
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Allen and kathleen BUFFETT, Norfolk Island, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsCousins: several killed in action.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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