BUCKBY, Herbert
| Service Number: | Q111644 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 17 March 1911 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 26 August 1978, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | City of Townsville WW2 HR |
World War 2 Service
| 24 May 1941: | Involvement Private, Q111644 | |
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| 24 May 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 24 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q111644 | |
| 13 Apr 1942: | Discharged | |
| 13 Apr 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q111644 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Herbert was the second of seven children of Herbert Henry Buckby (born 1876 in Brisbane, QLD) and Charlotte Margaret Bottrill (born 1890 in Charters Towers, QLD). Herbert Snr- a Labourer - and Charlotte married in 1907 in Charters Towers, QLD. By 1913 the family was living in Dalrymple, QLD where Herbert Snr was a Timbergetter, and in 1916 they settled in Townsville, QLD where Herbert Snr worked as a Labourer.
Herbert was living in Townsville, QLD and working as a Labourer when he enlisted in the ACMF in January 1941. He served as a Private (Service No:Q11644) with 26th Infantry Battalion, and was Discharged in April 1942.
Herbert lived in the Townsville region (Ross) and worked as a Labourer until his Death in 1978.