Gordon BUCHANAN

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Service Number:	3681
Enlisted:	14 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	46th Infantry Battalion
Born:	South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
Occupation:	Draper
Memorials:	South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor

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14 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3681, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
23 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3681, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3681, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
6 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
7 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3681, 46th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, Shell shock. Rejoined unit 14 August 1916.
15 Feb 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3681, 46th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, GSW to chest. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 21 June 1917.
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3681, 46th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood
28 Mar 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3681, 46th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre
8 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3681, 46th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
1 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3681, 46th Infantry Battalion, RTA 5 April 1919 and discharged (TPE).

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