Charles BUCK

BUCK, Charles

Service Number: 6476
Enlisted: 21 June 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 12th Infantry Battalion
Born: Bellevue, Tasmania, Australia, 2 December 1892
Home Town: Bellerive, Clarence, Tasmania
Schooling: State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 6 April 1917, aged 24 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clarence Honour Roll, Rokeby St Matthew's Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
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World War 1 Service

21 Jun 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6476, 12th Infantry Battalion
30 Sep 1916: Involvement Private, 6476, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1916: Embarked Private, 6476, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Charles BUCK was born in Bellevue in Tasmania on 2nd December, 1892

His parents were William BUCK & Elizabeth Celia SHAW who married in Hobart on 7th May, 1881

Prior to enlisting in WW1 Charles served in the Australian Naval Force (SN 1643) - enlisting on 14th February, 1911

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His brother Frederick Henry BUCK (SN DEPOT) also served during WW1

Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Elizabeth Celia GILL fmly BUCK nee SHAW and the late William BUCK

Born Charles Eagle Knight BUCK