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Son of Isabella Roberta BUCHHOLZ, Lismore, Vic.

Husband of Hilda Wilhelmina BUCHHOLZ, Lismore, Vic.

Croix de Guerre (Belgium)

Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 185
Date: 27 November 1918

Lismore Farmer
Killed
 
TRACTOR ACCIDENT
A WELL - KNOWN Lismore farmer was killed on his property at Mernda, on Tuesday afternoon, when he apparently slipped off the seat of his moving tractor, and fell underneath  the disc plough. He was Reginald Norman Buchholz, aged about 54, who was engaged in ploughing when the accident occurred. It is believed that Mr. Buchholz fell when he  attempted to adjust a lever on the plough the tractor was pulling. Mr. J. Barry, who was working in an adjacent property, saw the unattended tractor, with the plough attached,  careering across the paddock. He ran toward it, but before he could reach it the machine struck a post and stopped. Mr. Barry was horrified to discover Mr. Buchholz's body.

Police were called, and First Constable G. N. Hornsby attended. An inquest will be held. Mr. Buchholz, was not only a well-known resident of Lismore, but was also a prominent  sheep breeder. The late Mr. Buchholz was the son of Mr. O. H. Buchholz and the late Mrs. Buchholz and was born at Koroit. He served with the 39th Battalion. A.I.F. in the 1914- 18 war, receiving the Croix de Guerre. He had been a resident of Lismore since 1910. 

The funeral took place yesterday to the Lismore cemetery. The cortage was more than a mile in length. Services at the home and at the graveside were conducted by the Rev. W.  Miller. Coffin-bearers were Messrs. L. H. Buchholz, J. B. Buchholz, and L. G. Buchholz (brothers) and K. Buchholz (nephew). The pall was supported by Messrs. F. Waring, A.  Brunton. A. Barry, A. Smith. J. N. McKechnie. G. Black. J. Hrindley. A. McDonald, F. Barry and J. Dwyer. There was a large attendance of returned soldiers and the R.S.L. service  was conducted at the graveside. Collie and Lourey were in charge of the arrangements.