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BUCHAN, Alexander Stephen
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX11719 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 March 1940, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Grafton, New South Wales, 6 May 1917 |
| Home Town: | Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 31 October 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 29 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX11719, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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| 29 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, NX11719, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Oct 1942: | Involvement Corporal, NX11719, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Pte. Alex S. Buchan Killed in Action
Mrs. M. A. Buchan, of Lismore, late of South Grafton, has been notified that her son, Pte. Alexander S. Buchan, was killed in action in the Middle East on October 31. Born at Grafton, Pte. Buchan was 25 years of age and was the youngest son of Mrs. Buchan and the late Graham Buchan. Besides his mother, he leaves three sisters and three brothers. – The Daily Examiner, Grafton, issue dated Tuesday November 17, 1942.
Submitted 5 December 2016 by John Johnston
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