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BUCKLAND, Frederick Arthur

Service Number:	3241
Enlisted:	25 July 1915, Cootamundra, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Shepton Mallett, Somerset, England, 1885
Home Town:	Cootamundra, Cootamundra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	Ration Farm Military Cemetery, la Chapelle-D'Armentieres Plot VI. Row D. Grave 43.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

25 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3241, Depot Battalion , Cootamundra, New South Wales
13 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3241, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3241, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney
16 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 4th Infantry Battalion
16 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 53rd Infantry Battalion, (Tempy)
8 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 53rd Infantry Battalion
19 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3241, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Royal George"
28 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3241, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3241, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3241, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3241 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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