Regimental number | 4447 |
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
School | Board School, Glasgow, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 26 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Cook |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | Father, J Buchanan, 51 Castle Street, Townhead Glasgow, Scotland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | A.I.F. Burial Ground, (Plot XV, Row O, Grave No. 24), Grass Lane, Flers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 68 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Marion GILLS (formerly BUCHANAN), and the late James BUCHANAN. Born at Glasgow, Scotland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |