Harold Keith BUCHANAN

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Service Number:	2004
Enlisted:	26 October 1915, 1st Light Horse Reserve Regiment.
Last Rank:	Bombardier
Last Unit:	10th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 18 September 1892
Home Town:	Uralla, Uralla, New South Wales
Schooling:	Public School, Uralla then The King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Orchardist
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 23 July 1917, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Voormezeele Enclosure No.3
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nar Nar Goon Uralla (NSW) Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour, Uralla Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour, Uralla Public School Honour Roll, Uralla St. David's Presbyterian Church

26 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 2004, 1st Light Horse Regiment, 1st Light Horse Reserve Regiment.
15 Jan 1916:	Involvement 2004, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 Jan 1916:	Embarked 2004, 1st Light Horse Regiment, RMS Osterley, Sydney
8 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Promoted to Acting Sergeant.
15 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, Transfers to Artillery Corps in Tel el Kebir (Egypt).
23 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2004, Acting Corporal. Proceeding overseas to France and transfers to the 4th Division Artillery.
20 Nov 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, Acting Bombardier.
29 Dec 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2004, Transferred to the 10th Field Artillery Brigade, 39th Battery on the Western Front, France/Belguim.
26 Apr 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, Temporary Bombardier.
23 Jul 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2004, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Killed in action at the Western Front in Belgium.
23 Jul 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2004, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2004 awm_unit: 10th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Bombardier awm_died_date: 1917-07-23

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