BUCHAN E.

Given Names:  Eric John

Service Number:  38480

Unit:  Field Artillery Brigade 2, 32nd reinforcements                                                          

Rank:  Gunner 

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Age:  31 Yrs  2 Mths

Occupation:  Grazier                                                                                                      

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  6 Ft  0 In                     

Weight:  162 Lbs

Chest:  35½-37½ In

Hair:  Dark

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Dark

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  16/3/1916

Place:  Violet Town

Next of Kin:  FATHER  John Invarity Buchan

Stevenson Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                             

Embarkation Date:  26/11/1917

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  SS Indarra

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Demosthenes                                   

Embarked:  16/1/1919                               

Disembarked:  7/3/1919

Unit:  12th Field Artillery Brigade                                                                                                   

Rank:  Gunner

Discharge Date:  17/3/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  72376

Victory Medal:  68924

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year: 

Place:  Brighton, England                         

Father:  John Invarity BUCHAN            

Mother:  Blanche Ellen SHAW

MARRIAGE

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Spouse:  

DEATH

Date or Year: 3/11/1954                          

Place: Wangaratta, Victoria                      

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

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