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{{infobox soldier
| name           = Thomas Buckland
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| image           = [[File:Buckland_Thomas_1.jpg|400px]]
 
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| caption         = courtesy Steve Buckland
| title          =
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| image2         =
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| dateofbirth   = 7 Apr 1887
 
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| placeofbirth   = Jarrahdale, Western Australia
 
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| death           = 31 Oct 1940. aged 53
|  image        = [[File:Unknown.png|400px|]]
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| placeofdeath   = Victoria Park, Western Australia
| caption       =  
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| enlistmentage   = 31 years, 3 months
|   image2       =  
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| description   = 5'8½" (1.74m) tall; weight 160 lbs (72.6kg); medium complexion, brown eyes, dark brown hair
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| height          = 5'8½" (1.74m)
 
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| weight          = 160 lbs
|headerstyle  = background:#ccf;
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| complexion      = medium
|labelstyle  = background:#ddf;
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| eyes            = brown
|datastyle    =
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| hair            = dark brown
 
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| descriptionnote =  
| header1  = Personal Information
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| occupation   = Carpenter & Fireman
 
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| religion   = Roman Catholic
|  label2  = Date of Birth
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| address   = Mundijong, Western Australia
data2  = not known
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| relation   = Wife
 
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| nextofkin      = Mrs Catherine Buckland
|  label3  = Place of Birth
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| regnumber   = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3161757 62779]
data3  = Jarrahdale, Western Australia
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| enlistmentdate = 22 Jul 1918
 
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| rank           = Private
| label4  = Death
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| unit      = Western Australian Reinforcement 3
|  data4  = 31 Oct 1940
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| embarkationdatefrom = 29 Oct 1918
 
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| embarkationdateto = 12 Dec 1918
|  label5  = Place of Death
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| shipembarked   = [[HMAT A36 Boonah]]
data5  = Victoria Park, Western Australia
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| embarkedshipnote =
 
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| embarkationdatefrom2 =
|  label6  = Age at Enlistment
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| embarkationdateto2 =  
data6  = 31 years, 3 months
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| shipembarked2   =  
 
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| embarkedshipnote2 =
|  label7  = Description
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| dateofreturnfrom =
data7  = 5'8½" (1.74m) tall; weight 160lbs (72.6kg); medium complexion, brown eyes, dark brown hair.
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| dateofreturnto =  
 
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| shipreturned    = [[HMAT A36 Boonah]]
| label8  = Occupation
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| shipreturnednote = Did not land at England
|   data8  = carpenter & fireman
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| dateofreturnfrom2 =
 
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| dateofreturnto2 =  
| label9  = Religion
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| shipreturned2    =
data9  = Roman Catholic
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| shipreturnednote2 =
 
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| fate1           = Returned to Australia
| label10  = Address
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| fate2          =
data10  = Mundijong, Western Australia
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| fate3          =
 
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| fate4          =
| label11 = Next of Kin
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| monument1   = [[Mundijong Honour Roll]]
|   data11 = Wife  Mrs Catherine Buckland
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| monumentnote1  =
 
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| monument2   = [[ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)]]
| header12 = Military Information
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| monumentnote2  =
 
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| monument3   =
|  label13 = Reg Number
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| monumentnote3  =
data13 = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3161757 62779]
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| monument4   =
 
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| monumentnote4  =
label14 = Date of Enlistment
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| monument5   =
|  data14 = 22 Jul 1918
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| monumentnote5  =
 
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| monument6   =
| label15 = Rank
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| monumentnote6  =
|  data15 = Private
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| monumentawm    =
 
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| monumentawmnote =
|  label16 = Unit/Formation
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| monumentother  =
|   data16 = Western Australian Reinforcement 3
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| monumentothernote =
 
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| medal1   = [[British War Medal]]
| label17 = Date of Embarkation
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| medal2          =
|   data17 = 29 Oct 1918 - 12 Dec 1918
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| medal3          =
 
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| medal4          =
|  label18 = Ship Embarked On
 
data18 = [[HMAT A36 Boonah]]
 
 
 
| label19 = Date of Return
 
data19 = Did not land at England
 
 
 
label20 = Ship Returned On
 
|   data20 = [[HMAT A36 Boonah]]
 
 
 
label21 = Fate
 
|   data21 = Returned to Australia
 
 
 
| label22 = Monument
 
data22 = [[Mundijong Honour Roll]]<br />[[ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)]]
 
 
 
| label23 = Medals
 
data23 = [[British War Medal]]
 
 
 
 
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==War Service==
 
==War Service==
Enlisted in Kalgoorlie, and entered Blackboy Hill camp on 12 Aug 1918.
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Enlisted in Kalgoorlie, and entered Blackboy Hill camp on 12 Aug 1918. [[Failed to reach England before the Armistice]], and therefore ship returned to WA from Durban in South Africa with men disembarking into quarantine at Woodman's Point due to the high number of influenza cases on board. Tom appears to have been affected as he wasn't released for discharge for a month. Discharged 5th Military District 17 Jan 1919.
Did not reach England before armistice, and therefore ship returned to WA with men disembarking at Woodman's Point.
 
Discharged 5th Military District 17 Jan 1919.
 
  
 
==Post War==
 
==Post War==
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[[Category:Born Australia]]
 
[[Category:Born Australia]]
 
[[Category:Born WA]]
 
[[Category:Born WA]]
[[Category:General Reinforcement]]
 
 
[[Category:Catholic]]
 
[[Category:Catholic]]
 
[[Category:Returned to Australia]]
 
[[Category:Returned to Australia]]
 
[[Category:Carpenter]]
 
[[Category:Carpenter]]
 
[[Category:Serpentine-Jarrahdale]]
 
[[Category:Serpentine-Jarrahdale]]

Latest revision as of 20:10, 11 October 2021

Thomas Buckland
Buckland Thomas 1.jpg
courtesy Steve Buckland
Personal Information
Date of Birth 7 Apr 1887
Place of Birth Jarrahdale, Western Australia
Death 31 Oct 1940. aged 53
Place of Death Victoria Park, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment 31 years, 3 months
Description 5'8½" (1.74m) tall ; 160 lbs
72.575 kg
; medium complexion ; brown eyes ; dark brown hair
Occupation Carpenter & Fireman
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Mundijong, Western Australia
Next of Kin Wife , Mrs Catherine Buckland
Military Information
Reg Number 62779
Date of Enlistment 22 Jul 1918
Rank Private
Unit/Formation Western Australian Reinforcement 3
Date of Embarkation 29 Oct 1918 ‒ 12 Dec 1918
Ship Embarked On HMAT A36 Boonah
Ship Returned On HMAT A36 Boonah Did not land at England
Fate Returned to Australia
Monument Mundijong Honour Roll
ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)
Medals British War Medal



Pre War

Electoral Roll entries - 1910 Jarrahdale a sawyer; 1916 23 King street Kalgoorlie, fireman At Jarrahdale in 1912 Thomas married Catherine Feast. His enrolment documents record her name as Kathleen.

War Service

Enlisted in Kalgoorlie, and entered Blackboy Hill camp on 12 Aug 1918. Failed to reach England before the Armistice, and therefore ship returned to WA from Durban in South Africa with men disembarking into quarantine at Woodman's Point due to the high number of influenza cases on board. Tom appears to have been affected as he wasn't released for discharge for a month. Discharged 5th Military District 17 Jan 1919.

Post War

Electoral Roll entries 1922 - 1925 Mardella Benchman; 1931 mill hand in Mundijong; 1936 - 1937 timberman at Mt Magnet. In 1943 - 1954 Catherine was c/- Post Office Byford

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