BUCHAN K.S.
Given Names: Kenneth Shaw
Service Number: 1066
Unit: 23rd Battalion, C Company
Rank: Private
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Age: 24 Yrs 11 Mths
Occupation: Clerk
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 7¾ In
Weight: 140 Lbs
Chest: 35-38 In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Dark
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 8/3/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER John Buchan
Stevenson Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 10/5/1915
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Euripides A14
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
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Unit: 23rd Battalion
Rank: Corporal
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 20141
British War Medal: 11112
Victory Medal: 11065
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1890
Place: Studley Park, Victoria
Father: John Invarity BUCHAN
Mother: Blanche Ellen SHAW
MARRIAGE
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DEATH
Date or Year: 4/8/1916
Place: Pozieres, Somme, France,
Burial: No known grave,
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Took part in the landing at Gallipoli
His unit relocated to Egypt in January 1916, where he was promoted to Corporal.
His battalion relocated to the Western Front, France, during 1916.
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Holy Trinity Church
Aust. National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: Issued
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION
Yes