William BUCHANAN

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Service Number:	836
Enlisted:	29 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Chorley, Lancashire, England, 1874
Home Town:	Belmore, Canterbury, New South Wales
Schooling:	St John's School, Berihead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Occupation:	Stoker
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 November 1915
Cemetery:	Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 1, Row C, Grave 40 Chaplain A.P. Bladen officiated Headstone inscription reads: Gone but not forgotten R.I.P., Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

29 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 836, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 836, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 836, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
28 Jun 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion, In the field
18 Aug 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 24th Infantry Battalion, In the field
29 Nov 1915:	Involvement Sergeant, 836, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 836 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-11-29

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Arrived in Australia aged 35 years

Son of James and Catherine Nolan Buchanan of 854 Main Street, Marhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Husband of Elizabeth Buchanan of 'Lone Pine', Minnie Street, Belmore, NSW. Father of Helen McKinley Buchanan, James Buchanan and Catherine Buchanan

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Kings Own Scottish Borderers