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William Charles BUXTON

Regimental number1622
Place of birthInverell, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, Inverell, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressGranville Street, Belgravia, Inverell, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, William Robert Buxton, Granville Street, Belgravia, Inverell, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets.
Enlistment date28 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No. 5), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
126
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Annie BUXTON, Granville, Street, Inverell, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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