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BUXTON, Albert James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 287 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 36th Heavy Artillery Group |
| Born: | Nairne, South Australia, Australia, 16 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Nairne, Mount Barker, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 15 February 1977, aged 85 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Loxton Pyap Estate Great War Roll of Honor, Thursday Island Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 287, Siege Artillery Brigade | |
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| 17 Jul 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 287, Siege Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jul 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 287, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 10 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 287, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Shell wound left leg | |
| 7 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 287, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Shrapnel wound right arm | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 287 | |
| 23 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Bombardier, 287, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, HT Main, England for return to Australia with wife and child - disembarking Adelaide 5 October 1919 | |
| 6 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 287, 36th Heavy Artillery Group |
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