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Joseph Frederick BUDDEN

Regimental number1885
Place of birthVerwood, Wimborne, Dorset, England
SchoolNational School, Verwood, Wimborne, Dorset, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStoreman
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Barbara Budden, Verwood, Wimborne, Dorset, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date31 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 31 January 1916 & posted to 3rd Reinforcements, 49th Bn. Taken on strength, 42nd Bn, 23 September 1916.
FateKilled in Action 21 January 1917
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death26
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot III,Row D, Grave No. 7), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
135
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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