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BUCKBY, Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6957 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 March 1916, Toowoomba, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Strathpine, Qld., 18 December 1885 |
| Home Town: | Strathpine, Moreton Bay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | North Pine State School |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Brisbane, Qld., 6 June 1950, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: | North Pine State School Roll of Honour, Strathpine District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6957, 9th Infantry Battalion, Toowoomba, Qld. | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6957, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6957, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Samuel's parents were George Buckby and Eliza Hall. Samuel attended North Pine State School. Samuel's father, George was a publican at the North Pine Hotel and the Buckby's owned land which is now where Pine Rivers State High School is. Samuel was living at Joondaryan when he enlisted on 6 March 1916 and was a Schoolteacher. After the war Samuel lived with his mother at Strathpine and continued teaching. Samuel married Janet Mary Gladys Rogers at Brisbane in 1932. Samuel died aged 65.