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BUCKLEY, Roch Timothy
Service Numbers: | 5545, V4719 |
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Enlisted: | 1 March 1916 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 12 Garrison Battalion (VIC) |
Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 16 August 1890 |
Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
Schooling: | Catholic School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Blacksmith, steam hammer driver & labourer |
Died: | Illness, RGH Hospital, Caulfield, Victoria Australia, 28 July 1941, aged 50 years |
Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic Plot, Compartment R, Grave 2638 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5545, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
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25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5545, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5545, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
10 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5545, 22nd Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, V4719, 12 Garrison Battalion (VIC) | |
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3 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V4719 | |
28 Jul 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V4719, 12 Garrison Battalion (VIC) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Roch Timothy BUCKLEY was born in Richmond Victoria on 16th August, 1890
His parents were Timothy BUCKLEY & Bridget COYLE
He married Margaret Josephine DEEHAN in Victoria in 1914
He served during WW1 with the 22nd Infantry Battalion & also served during WW2 with the 12 Garrison Battalion
Roch died from Illness in the RGH Hospital in Caulfield, Victoria on 28th July, 1941
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His brother Captain Hugh Cornelius BUCKLEY served during WW1 with the 22nd Infantry Battalion and died from accidental injuries in 1916
Another brother Andrew John BUCKLEY (SN 811) served in the 14th Infantry Battalion during WW1 and returned to Australia in 1919