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BUSKIN, Alexander Frank
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Lieutenant, Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 18 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gorapur, NW Provinces, India, 1 February 1889 |
| Home Town: | Double Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | North Sydney Church of England Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Artillery shell blast , Gallipoli, 17 September 1915, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula I A 5 |
| Memorials: | Double Bay War Memorial, Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour, Shore Northbridge Sydney Church of England Grammar School 1914-1918 War Memorial Playing Fields Pillars |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Lieutenant, 6th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 7 Jun 1915: | Involvement Lieutenant, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Chilka embarkation_ship_number: A51 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Jun 1915: | Embarked Lieutenant, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Chilka, Sydney | |
| 17 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 12th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted with the 12th Light Horse initially and then transferred to the 6th Light Horse. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alexander BUSKIN and Mrs May WILKINS, his wife; husband of Esther M. BUSKIN, 21 George Street, Lavender Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
Lieutenant A. F. Buskin (killed) was 20 years of age and a son of the late Mr. Alexander Buskin and Mrs. Buskin, of 82 Mnnnlng Road, Double Bay. He was an old North Sydney Church of England Grammar School boy, and at the time of enlistment was in the service of the Mercantile Mutual Insurance Company in Mr. Kelso King's office. He leaves a widow, nee Miss Essie Fairland. A brother of the late officer Is at the front with the 1st Artillery Brigade.
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