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Douglas William Buckeridge

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Douglas William AWMM
  • Surname
    Buckeridge AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 25/41 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    12 December 1891 Public - Allan - Researcher - 5 June 2023 - Archives NZ WW 1 Army Records 25/41
  • Place of birth
    Wellington, New Zealand Public - Allan - Researcher - 12 September 2022 - Archives NZ WW1 Records 25/41
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Joseph Walker Buckeridge (father), 13 Grey Street, Feilding, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 February 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 25/41 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Compositor/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Joseph Walker Buckeridge and Jane Douglas Buckeridge AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    26 August 1918 AWMM
    Bapaume, France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM III. F. 21. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    Feilding Cemetery - on tombstone of JW Buckeridge Public - Allan - Researcher - 23 December 2018 - Manawatu District Council cemetery records
  • Memorial reference
    Block 3 Row 6 Plot 411 Public - Allan - Researcher - 23 December 2018 - Manawatu District Council cemetery records

Memorials

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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
05 June 2023AllanFeildingResearcher
30 May 2016AllanRotoruaResearcher

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