BUCKLEY, Walter Manning
| Service Numbers: | W30105, WX17028, W6696 / WX17028 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Denmark, Western Australia, 6 January 1914 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
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World War 2 Service
| 30 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W30105 | |
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| 9 Sep 1940: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W30105 | |
| 13 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, WX17028, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Feb 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, WX17028, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Lieutenant, W6696 / WX17028, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Walter Manning Buckley (6 January 1914 Denmark, Western Australia - 2 July 1977 Gosnells, Western Australia) was the second child of Harold Vincent Buckley and Elsie Manning. The family settled in Gosnells in 1932, and by 1936 Walter was employed as a Clerk with the Perth Municipal Council.
Walter enlisted in the AMF on 15 December 1938 (Service No: W6696) as a Private with 11 Battalion.
On 14 October 1941, he was Seconded to 13th Reinforcements 2.32nd Battalion (Service No: WX17028) and served as a Lieutenant in the Middle East (7 November 1941 - 18 February 1943), New Guinea (7 August 1943 - 7 February 1944) and Borneo (26 April 1945 - 27 January 1946)
Lieutenant Buckley took his Discharge on 6 February 1946, and returned to Gosnells, Western Australia and his employment as Clerk with the Perth Municipal Council.
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