Place of birth | Gorapur, NW Provinces, India |
Other Names | Alexander Frank |
School | North Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales |
Age on arrival in Australia | 12 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 82 Manning Road, Double Bay |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. Esther Mary Buskin, 82 Manning Road, Double Bay |
Previous military service | Was an officer in the Cadet Corps. Also served in the Irish Rifles and the Howitzer Battery, Citizen Military Forces, Sydney, NSW |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A51 Chilka on |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Shell Green Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 5), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander BUSKIN and Mrs May WILKINS, his wife; husband of Esther M. BUSKIN, 21 George Street, Lavender Bay, Sydney, New South Wales. Native of India |
Family/military connections | Brother: 318 Gunner George Arthur Keith BUSKIN, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, Belgium, 3 November 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |