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BUCK, Claude William
| Service Number: | 1920 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, 19 January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Burnside (SA), Burnside City Council, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter/Joiner |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Tasmania, Australia, 11 December 1960, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1920, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1920, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 21 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1920 | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Military Medal |
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"LANCE-CORPORAL C. W. BUCK.
Word has been received that Lance-Corporal C. W. Buck has been awarded the Military Cross. He received the medal for the gallant part he took in the fighting on Lone Pine, Gallipoli. He was formerly a member of the East Torrens Rifle Club, and was considered one of the most promising shots before he left for New South Wales several years ago. He enlisted in Sydney. Lance-Corporal Buck was wounded in the battle of Pozieres, when he received two bullet wounds in the big toe of the right foot. He was also slightly gassed, and suffered from shock. Lance Corporal Buck, who is a son of Mr. J. Buck, of L'Estrange-street, Knoxville, is 26 years of age." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 13 Jan 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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