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Nelson BUCK

Regimental number3761
Place of birthSussex, England
SchoolElementary School, Sussex, England
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGroom
Addressc/o R H Pape, Macquarie Street, Parramatta, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, Charles Frederick Buck, Garton Cottage, Granleigh, Surrey, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name30th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/47/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll30th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1919
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot I, row C, Grave No. 19), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
116
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and jane BUCK, Gaston Cottage, Cranleigh, Surrey, England

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