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BUCKLEY, Francis James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2918 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 November 1916, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery, Morbecque Plot 4, Row F, Grave 3, Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery, Morbecque, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2918, 34th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2918, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2918, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 21 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2918, 34th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the back at Menin Road, Belgium and evacuated to England on 25 September 1917 | |
| 16 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 2918, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2918 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-16 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Buckley of the Mansion House Hotel, George Street, Sydney; brother of Edward Alton Buckley who was killed in action on 4 April 1918 at Villers-Bretonneux while serving with the 35th Battalion, W.C. Buckley and Nellie Carmichael (nee Buckley)
10 June 1917 - transferred from the 34th Battalion to the 1st Battalion
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal