Regimental number | 2346 |
Place of birth | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Buxton, 561 High Road, Cheswick London, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 1 June 1915 - 13th Bn, 7th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 13th Bn, 23 October 1915. Transferred to 4th Machine Gun Company, 9 March 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Brewary Orchard Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 20), Bois-Grenier, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 177 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Alice BUXTON, 561 High Road, Chiswick, London |