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BUCKLAND, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2122 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 March 1915, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Prairie, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Prairie, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: | Calivil War Memorial, Dingee & District Honor Roll, Mitiamo War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2122, 5th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2122, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2122, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2122, 5th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2122, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2122, 5th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2122, 5th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Lagnicourt | |
| 31 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Company, France | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2122, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Menin Road | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2122, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 1 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , France | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Machine Gun Company, France | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 2122, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , The Battle of Amiens | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 2122, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Outpost Line | |
| 6 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2122, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , RTA 21 March 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
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