Regimental number | 3776 |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
School | Cleveland St High School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Bookkeeper |
Address | 18 Bennett Street, Bondi, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, R J Buckridge, 18 Bennett Street, Bondi, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Compulsory Military Training scheme and in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name George Watkin |
Place of death or wounding | Lagnicourt, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Queant Road Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 7), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 82 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Rowland and Jeanne BUCKRIDGE, "Runic", Chelmsford Avenue, Artarmon, New South Wales. Born at Sydney |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |