Private

Benjamin Alfred Buckley

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Benjamin Alfred and Elizabeth Josephine Buckley, of Hook, Waimate, South Canterbury. Native of Timaru, South Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
47310
Name:
Benjamin Alfred Buckley
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Thomas Buckley (brother), P.O. Box 17, Waimate, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
45
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 April 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 84
Vessel:
Turakina
Destination:
Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Apse, Panel 2.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Benjamin Alfred Buckley
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