Allan Gordon BUCHANAN

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Service Number:	6612
Enlisted:	25 May 1916, Enlisted at Sydney
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Salesman
Died:	Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Boddington, New South Wales, Australia, 27 April 1918
Cemetery:	Katoomba General Cemetery Church of England Section, Row H, Grave 21
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

25 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6612, Enlisted at Sydney
7 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6612, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
7 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6612, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
9 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6612, Severe gunshot wound to the left leg and evacuated to England on 19 May 1917 then on to Australia for discharge
11 May 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6612, Discharged at 2nd Military District as Medically unfit

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Husband of Annie Olga Buchanan of 67 Pitt Street, Redfern, NSW; father of Allan Bruce Buchanann and Jean Mildred Buchanan

16 November 1917 - returned to Australia on board HMAT Ulysses

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal