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William Sydney BUCKPITT

Regimental number14711
Place of birthEdderstone, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressMercer Street, Newtown, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Edward Wheaton Buckpitt, Mercer Street, Newtown, Tasmania
Enlistment date15 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameJuly 1916 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on 11 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 2 June 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 352 Pte Samuel Henry BUCKPITT, 51st Bn, returned to Australia, 31 July 1918.
Date of death12 March 1957
Age at death63
Place of burialCornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania

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