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BUCKLEY, Edwin Wilfred
| Service Number: | 2633 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Lobethal WW1 Roll of Honor, Lobethal War Memorial, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2633, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2633, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2633, 50th Infantry Battalion |
Edwin Wilfred Buckley
Name: Edwin Wilfred Buckley
Service Number: 2633
Place of Birth: Charleston
Date of Birth: 27 July 1892
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 14 March 1916
Age at Enlistment: 23 years 7 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Augusta Buckley
Occupation: Farm Assistant
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
Edwin joined the 50th Battalion and left Adelaide on the Port Melbourne on 23 October 1916. He proceeded to France with his unit on 10 April 1917. Edwin’s War Service Record states that he suffered a shrapnel wound in an arm on 10 June. However, this was later altered and it was reported he was wounded in front line action in France and was taken prisoner of war at Noreuil.
Edwin was repatriated to England on 29 November 1918 and returned to Australia on the Nervasa on 25 April 1919 and was discharged on 3 June.
Submitted 23 October 2023 by christopher collins