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| − | Four weeks after entering camp, Sylvanus was allocated to the 13th reinforcement draft for the 28th Battalion on 4 Apr 1916. Following basic training, on 18 Jul 1916 he embarked on the [[HMAT A48 Seang Bee]] for England where he was to undertake further training. After completing his training with the [[7th Training Battalion]] at | + | Four weeks after entering camp, Sylvanus was allocated to the 13th reinforcement draft for the 28th Battalion on 4 Apr 1916. Following basic training, on 18 Jul 1916 he embarked on the [[HMAT A48 Seang Bee]] for England where he was to undertake further training. After completing his training with the [[7th Training Battalion]] at Rollestone in England, he proceeded overseas to France on 2 Nov 1916 aboard the [[HMT Victoria]], and on the 18th was taken on strength by the [[28th Battalion]] who had just come out of the front lines on a day when there was a light fall of snow, followed by rain. |
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 Sylvanus standing at rear Courtesy Rob Richings | |
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| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | not known 1889 |
| Place of Birth | Jarrahdale, Western Australia |
| Death | 12 Oct 1963 |
| Place of Death | Jarrahdale, Western Australia |
| Age at Enlistment | 26 years, 8 months |
| Description |
5'5" (1.65 m) tall ; 150 lbs 68.039 kg ; medium complexion ; brown eyes ; brown hair |
| Occupation | Orchardist |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Address | Jarrahdale, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Father , Mr Sylvanus Thomas Buckland |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | 4990 |
| Date of Enlistment | 8 Mar 1916 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit/Formation | 28th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
| Date of Embarkation | 18 Jul 1916 ‒ 9 Sep 1916 |
| Ship Embarked On | HMAT A48 Seang Bee Fremantle to Plymouth |
| Date of Return | 11 Jan 1918 ‒ 26 Feb 1918 |
| Ship Returned On | HMAT A16 Port Melbourne |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Monument |
Jarrahdale Honour Roll ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford) |
| Medals |
British War Medal Victory Medal |
Pre War
War Service
Four weeks after entering camp, Sylvanus was allocated to the 13th reinforcement draft for the 28th Battalion on 4 Apr 1916. Following basic training, on 18 Jul 1916 he embarked on the HMAT A48 Seang Bee for England where he was to undertake further training. After completing his training with the 7th Training Battalion at Rollestone in England, he proceeded overseas to France on 2 Nov 1916 aboard the HMT Victoria, and on the 18th was taken on strength by the 28th Battalion who had just come out of the front lines on a day when there was a light fall of snow, followed by rain.
On 6 May 1917 Sylvanus presented to the 4th Field Ambulance ill, and was transferred the same day to the 5th Field Ambulance and then on 12 May he was admitted to the 9th Casualty Clearing Station and then the 6th General Hospital in Rouen who treated him for pulmonary Cartarrh. On 8 Jun 1917 was embarked on HMHS St David in Boulogne for England where he was admitted to the 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham on 8 Jun 1917. Transferred on 23 Jul 1917 to the 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital at Dartford, and then on 6 Aug 1917 to No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth. Over the next two months he moved around base units in Weymouth, Codford, Perham Down and Sutton Veny, before returning to Australia where he was discharged by the 5th Military District on 10 Apr 1918.
Newspaper report that Sylvanus Benjamin Buckland , Jarrahdale was Ill.[1]
Post War
In 1922 at Fremantle, he married Annie Fitzgerald. No known children.
Notes
In a postcard home to his sweetheart, he describes brother John's death as being caused by a shell landing in his dugout while he was asleep. The postcard was written on 13 Oct 1917 while he was at Perham Downs being retrained to return to France. He seems quite bitter about it saying others who had suffered no worse were being sent home to Australia. Ironically he was sent home without further service in France.
- ↑ "THE TOLL OF WAR". The Sun (954). Western Australia. 15 July 1917. p. 3. Retrieved 1 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.