Regimental number | 3416 |
Place of birth | West Perth, Western Australia |
School | High School, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carriage builder |
Address | 92 John Street, West Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 137 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Roger Buckingham, 92 John Street, West Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Senior Cadets (2 years); 88 Infantry (3 months, still serving) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 20.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XII, Row F, Grave No. 5), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 78 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Roger and Kate BUCKINGHAM, 92 John Street. West, Perth, Western Australia. Born at Mount Magnet, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousins: Lennard BUCKINGHAM, MM; William MORCOM. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 16th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 9 June 1916. Wounded in action, 10 August 1916; admitted to No 1 Anzac Corps Rest Station, 11 August 1916, and transferred to No 7 Field Ambulance the same day (shell shock); discharged, 13 August 1916; rejoined 16th Bn, 15 August 1916. Found guilty, 23 October 1916, of being absent from 1800 hours piquet: award, forfeits 2 days' pay. Found guilty, 7 November 1916, of falling out of line of march without leave: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to No 38 Casualty Clearing Station, 16 January 1917 (pneumonia, lobar); transferred to No 25 Ambulance Train, 23 January 1917; to No 10 General Hospital, 24 January 1917; to England, 29 January 1917; to Bath War Hospital, 31 January 1917; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 6 March 1917; discharged to furlough, 23 March 1917; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 5 April 1917. Marched into Drafting Depot, Perham Downs, 24 May 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 June 1917; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, 21 June 1917. Proceeded to unit, 6 July 1917; rejoined 16th Bn, 7 July 1917. On leave, 1 March 1918; rejoined unit, 19 March 1918. Killed in action, 4 July 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BUCKINGHAM Hugh |