William BUCHESTER

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BUCHESTER, William

Service Number:	217
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born:	Queensland, Australia, 2 February 1878
Home Town:	Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 20 August 1954, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Plot: ANZ-8-11-43
Memorials:

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 217
4 Apr 1901:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 217, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901.
23 Jun 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 217, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902.

Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

When William Buchester enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as A. Buchester Toowoomba.

A biography was placed on the Australian Boer War Memorial database for him based on information provided by his great neice. In that bio he is named as William Andrew Buchester born 2 Feb 1871 in Queensland, and died 20 Aug 1954 interred at Lutwyche Cemetery. That being the case, his birth and death were recorded under then name Andrew Buchheister born 2 Feb 1871, a son to Andrew Buchheister and Mary Buchheister (nee Ford).

(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 514; Australian Boer War Memorial Database- Bio).

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