William BUCHANAN

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Service Number:	1709
Enlisted:	6 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1880
Home Town:	Deniliquin, Deniliquin, New South Wales
Schooling:	State School Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
Cemetery:	Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Special Memorial, Row A, Grave 1 Headstone inscription reads: in memory of the loved son of Mrs. M. Buchanan thy will be done Commemorated in the Deniliquin Cemetery, NSW, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deniliquin War Memorial

6 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1709, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
17 Mar 1915:	Involvement Private, 1709, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
17 Mar 1915:	Embarked Private, 1709, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney

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Son of Robert and Mary Buchanan of George Street, Deniliquin, NSW. Brother of James Buchanan

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal