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Samuel Henry BUCKPITT

Regimental number352
Place of birthKing Island, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationElectrical engineer
AddressNewtown, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinFather, Edward M Buckpitt, Mercer Street, Newtown, Hobart, Tasmania
Enlistment date21 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 July 1918
Family/military connectionsBrother: 14711 Sapper William Sydney BUCKPITT, 12th Field Company Engineers, returned to Australia, 2 June 1919.
Date of death8 July 1970
Age at death83
Place of burialCornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania

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