Regimental number | 1071 |
Place of birth | Devonport, Tasmania |
School | State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Wilmot, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26.7 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs G Buxton, Wilmot, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Bazentin-Le-Petit Military Cemetery (Row E, Grave No. 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 75 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Georgina BUXTON. Native of Wilmot, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6967 Raymond James BUXTON, 12th Bn, killed in action, 1 November 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded in action, 16 October 1916 (concussion, base of skull, fracture). Died of wounds, No 1 Main Dressing Station, 20 December 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BUXTON John Cecil |