BUCK, William Kenneth
| Service Number: | 2127 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1912 |
| Last Rank: | Ordinary Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Australia (I) WW1 |
| Born: | Devonport West, Tasmania, Australia, 28 April 1897 |
| Home Town: | Devonport, Devonport, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sailor |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, 10 March 1915, aged 17 years |
| Cemetery: |
Queensferry Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland Grave No. 575 , Queensferry Cemetery, South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Break O Day Armed Services Wall of Remembrance, Crib Point RAN WW1 Roll of Honour (Panel 2), Devonport Cenotaph |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1912: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Boy, 2nd class, 2127, HMAS Tingira |
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World War 2 Service
| 9 Sep 1912: | Enlisted 2127 |
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World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1913: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Boy, 1st Class, HMAS Tingira | |
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| 15 Oct 1913: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Boy, 1st Class, HMAS Australia (I) WW1 | |
| 28 Apr 1914: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, HMAS Australia (I) WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 2127 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 17 and the son of William Henry Buck, of Devonport West, Tasmania.
HMAS Australia was flagship of the 2nd Battle Cruiser Squadron patrolling the North Sea .
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 10th March........Ordinary Seaman William Kenneth Buck was born in 1897 at Devonport West, Tasmania. He enlisted in with the Royal Australian Navy on 9th September, 1912 aged 15 years.
Boy 1st Class William Kenneth Buck joined H.M.A.S. Australia on 15th October, 1913. He was promoted to Ordinary Seaman 2nd Class on 28th April, 1914.
Ordinary Seaman William Kenneth Buck died on 10th March, 1915 at Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland from Pneumonia. He was buried in Queensferry Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland & his headstone was “Erected by his shipmates as a token of their respect”.
There are 11 other WW1 Australian Naval men buried in Queensferry Cemetery.
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/-queensferry.html
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