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BUFFERY, George Henry
Service Number: | 168 |
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Enlisted: | 5 June 1915, Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 36th Heavy Artillery Group |
Born: | Sydney, NSW, 1892 |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Auburn Boys Public School |
Occupation: | Boatbuilder |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Ypres Reservoir Cemetery I F 63, Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Auburn Boys Public School Pictorial Honour Roll, Auburn Public School WW1 Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
5 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 168, Siege Artillery Brigade, Sydney, NSW | |
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17 Jul 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 168, Siege Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
17 Jul 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 168, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
16 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant | |
4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 168, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 168 awm_unit: 36th Australian Heavy Artillery Group awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Mary BUFFREY; husband of Mary BUDDFEY, 37 Derby Street, Watson's Bay, New South Wales
SERGEANT GEORGE H. BUFFERY.
He was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. William Buffery, of Harrow Road, Auburn, and was 26 years of age. Prior to enlisting he was in the Permanent Artillery at South Head, and was married. His wife resides at Watson's Bay. They had three children, but all died. He left for the front with the 36th Heavy Siege Brigade in July, 1915, and was Killed in Action in Belgium (France) on 4th October last. The last letter received from him is dated 17th September. In it he mentions that they were badly in need of reinforcements. He was a native of Sydney, and came to Auburn with his parents when five years of age, and was educated at the public school. Mr. Wm. Buffery, father of deceased, saw active service in Africa at the time of the Zulu War, and also took part in the Boer War.