Ronald William Buckingham

Ronald William Buckingham

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Personal Information
Date of Birth	11 Apr 1912
Place of Birth	Kelmscott, Western Australia
Death	21 Dec 1988, aged 76
Place of Death	Kelmscott, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	29 years, 10 months
Description	5'6" (1.68m) tall ; 168lb "lb" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. ; fair, complexion ; blue eyes ; light brown hair
Occupation	Orchardist
Religion	Congregational
Address	River road, Kelmscott, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Wife , Mrs Vera Buckingham
Military Information
Reg Number	W54965
Date of Enlistment	17 Feb 1942
Rank	Corporal
Unit/Formation	2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion
Post War Details
Fate	Remained in Australia

Ronald William Buckingham

Headstone Information
Date of Birth	11 April 1912
Age at Death	76 years
Additional Names	Vera Buckingham
Transcription	In Loving Memory of Ronald William Buckingham. Died 21 December 1988. Age 76 years. Loved husband of Vera. Father of Jean, Faye, Maurice and Roslyn.

Pre War

Electoral Roll entries: 1936 - 1943 at River road, Kelmscott, orchard hand.

On 31 Oct 1936 Ronald had married Vera Treby (1915 - 2008) locally. Vera died on 5 Jun 2008 in Kelmscott, aged 93. At time of enlistment they had three children.

War Service

On 17 Feb 1942 Ronald had been mobilised, enlisting at Armadale in the 2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion. Another set of documents gives his date of enlistment as 22 March 1942. Regardless, on 1 July Ronald was appointed Lance Corporal, and on 11 Mar 1943 he was promoted Corporal. His services were terminated at Fremantle on 6 Mar 1945 at his own request.

discharge date unknown

Post War

Electoral Roll entries: 1949 - 1958 at River road, Kelmscott, orchard hand; 1963 - 1980 at 71 Brookton highway, Kelmscott, orchard hand.

Marriage

Ronald married Vera (Nee Treeby) on 31 October 1936.

Family

Ronald had four children: Jean, Faye, Maurice and Roslyn.