BUCHANAN, Robert
Service Number: | 6535 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Bombardier |
Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Flinders, Victoria, Australia, 28 August 1892 |
Home Town: | Flinders, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
Schooling: | Geelong College |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 14 January 1969, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria 4th Ave Wall Niches (North Side), Wall 1, Section X, Niche 100 |
Memorials: | Flinders WWI War Memorial, Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Bombardier, 6535, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Bombardier, 6535, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
20 Nov 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On the 14th October, near Zonnebeke, Lieutenant Andrews with Sergeant Buchanan were assisting with the advance of the two guns to forward position after the attack. The Officer was wounded. Sergeant Buchanan, under heavy shell fire, at once took charge and by his work, determination and example completed the work of getting both guns into their advanced position. This is but one example of the sterling service and conduct of this N.C.O. throughout the recent operations.” |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Andrew Buchanan and Frances nee Martin, of 'Glen Eira', Flinders.
He was educated at Geelong College from 1906 until 1909, and Scotch College in 1910. He participated in the Cadet Corps of both schools, as well as seven months in Captain Rushall’s Cadets.
Robert was wounded in action on 1 November, 1917, and evacuated to England on HS Newhaven on 8 November, being admitted to Colchester Military Hospital the next day. He returned to Australia, embarking on HMT Saxon on 11 December 1918, and demobilised on 6 April 1919.