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BUCHAN, Kenneth Shaw
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1066 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kew, Vic., 1890 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne C of E Grammar |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kew War Memorial, Melbourne Grammar School WW1 Fallen Honour Roll, Melbourne Scots Church Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1066, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1066, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 1066, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1066 awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-04 |
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