The AIF Project

William BUCKINGHAM

Regimental number4368
Place of birthGuernsey, Channel Islands
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressBaupre, Tiaro, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs Charlotte Bougourd, Baupre, Braye Road, Vale Parish, Gurnsey, Channel Islands
Enlistment date7 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Star of Victoria on 31 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 7 October 1915 - 25th Bn, 11th Reiforcements. Taken on strength, 25th Bn, 6 July 1916.
FateKilled in Action 29 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death29
Place of burialCourcelette british Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 21), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
104
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.