BUCHAN, Frederick George
| Service Number: | 13496 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, 18 May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 25 June 1954, aged 63 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Cremation |
| Memorials: | Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War, Ipswich Western Suburbs War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 13496, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Auxiliary Transport Companies, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 22 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 13496, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Auxiliary Transport Companies, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 13496, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Auxiliary Transport Companies, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 11 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 13496, 2nd Motor Transport Company |
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"RSL man dies at 63
A prominent member of the Returned Servicemen's League, Mr. Frederick George Buchan, 63, died in Brisbane on Friday. Mr. Buchan, who was a brother of Ald. N. Buchan, of the Brisbane City Council, was secretary of the RSL Ipswich Railway Workshops Branch." - from the Brisbane Sunday Mail 27 Jun 1954 (nla.gov.au)
"BUCHAN.— The Relatives and Friends of Mrs. F. G. Buchan, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Buchan and Family, Brisbane, Mr. and Mrs. J. Buchan and Family, Lowood, Mr. and Mrs. B. Chantrill, Roma, are invited to attend the Funeral of her beloved Husband, and their Father, Father-in-law and Grandfather, Frederick George Buchan, late of 9 Stanley Street, Boovel, to leave the Funeral Parlour, Nicholas Street, Ipswich, after service commencing at 10.30 o'clock Monday Morning, for the Mt. Thompson Crematorium.
BUCHAN.— The Relatives and Friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. Corran, Brisbane, Mr. and Mrs. H. Pilkington, Burlelgh, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Thomas, Sandgate, Alderman and Mrs. N. L. Buchan, Brisbane, and Families are invited to attend the Funeral of their deceased Brother, Brother-in-law, and Uncle, Frederick George Buchan, to leave as per above notice..." - from the Courier Mail 28 Jun 1954 (nla.gov.au)
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