The AIF Project

Arthur Victor BUCK

Regimental number1630
Place of birthGreat Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
SchoolBoard School, Great Yarmouth (?), Norfolk, England
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWheelwright
AddressPerth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Mr George Arthur Buck, 133 Mill Road, South Town, Great Yarmouth, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name51st Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/68/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 17 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 April 1917
Place of death or woundingNoreuil, France
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialH.A.C. Cemetery (Special Memorial A.5), Escoust-St. Min., France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
152
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of George Arthur BUCK, 133 Mill Road, Southtown, Great Yarmouth, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.