BUCHAN, Robert
| Service Number: | 26 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 December 1915, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Comaum, South Australia, 18 May 1887 |
| Home Town: | Katanning, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Penola State School |
| Occupation: | Shearer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 September 1918, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bellicourt British Cemetery Bellicourt British Cemetery, Bellicourt, Picardie, France, Unicorn Cemetery, Vendhuile, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Penola Coonawarra & Penola Sub-Branch R.S.S.&A.I.L.A. Honour Roll, Penola District WW1 Roll of Honor, Penola Scholars Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 26, 44th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 26, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle | |
| 29 Sep 1918: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Sergeant, 26, 44th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 26 awm_unit: 44th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-09-29 |
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Temporary Sergeant, A Company, 44th Battalion.
Wounded in the chest, arm and leg by a shell that exploded near him on 29th September 1918, he was taken to the Regimental Aid Post where he died several hours later.
Bitter and cruel, the action in which Sergeant Buchan died of his wounds was the last action the 44th Battalion took part in during World War One.
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