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BUCHANAN, John Bruce
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Commissioned Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 11 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Section LIV, Row E, Grave No. 16 |
| Memorials: | Burwood Memorial Arch, Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Evacuated Nov 15 with Enteric Fever to Australia | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, London Gazette 5 Nov 1915 | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, London Gazette 5 Nov 1915 | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, Commissioned Officer, 36th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW right thigh. Clean 'through and through' | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, 36th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 36th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Major awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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