BUCKLEY, Jonathan Yates
| Service Numbers: | 4134, 4134A |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1915, Warwick Farm, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Corrimal, New South Wales, Australia, 18 September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Corrimal, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Corrimal Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Coal Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 October 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Templeux-le-Guerard British Cemetery Plot I, Row C, Grave 43 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4134, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Warwick Farm, NSW | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4134, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4134, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Pioneer Battalion | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gun shot wound to knee | |
| 22 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal | |
| 19 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Shrapnel wound to arm | |
| 2 Feb 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant | |
| 3 Oct 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 4134A, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4134A awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-10-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Jonathan Yates BUCKLEY was born on 18th September, 1890 in Corrimal, New South Wales
His parents were Joseph BUCKLEY & Frances WILLIAMSON
He enlisted on 11th September, 1915 at Warwick Farm, Sydney and embarked with the 2nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcements from Sydney on the ship HMAT Aeneas on 20th December, 1915
On 20th July, 1916 soon after arriving in France, he was wounded in action, receiving a gun shot wound to his knee. He was evacuated to hospital in England for treatment and when he recovered he returned to his unit in France. On 19th October, 1917 he was wounded again receiving a shrapnel wound to his arm.
Jonathan was Killed in Action in France on 3rd October, 1918 and is buried in the Templeux-le-Guerard British Cemetery
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal.
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His brother Joseph Edward BUCKLEY (SN 3349) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1919
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