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John Bertram Buchanan
Informations sur naissance
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Date de naissance: 01/10/1891 |
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Lieu de naissance: Parkes, New South Wales, Australia |
Informations générales
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Profession: Ouvrier |
Informations service militaire
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Pays: Australia |
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Force armée: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Numéro de service: 2276 |
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Incorporation date: 24/01/1916 |
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Incorporation nom de lieu: Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia |
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Unités: — Australian Infantry, 36th Bn. (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
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Date de décès: 12/10/1917 |
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Lieu de décès: Lijssenthoek, Remy Siding, No. 3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Belgique |
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Cause du décès: Died of wounds (D.O.W.) |
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Âge: 26 |
Cimetière
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Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Parcelle: XXI Rangée: A Tombe: 16 |
Distinctions et médailles 2
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British War Medal Médaille |
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Victory Medal Médaille |
Points d'intérêt 3
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Mon histoire
Private John Bertram Buchanan – a labourer from Coff's Harbour, New South Wales - served in “D” Coy. of the 36th Battalion Australian Infantry, part of the 9th Brigade of the 3rd Australian Division. John’s unit participated in the First Battle of Passchendaele on 12 October 1917.
The 36th Battalion left their bivouacs at 7 p.m. on the 11th of October 1917. It marched to its assembly lines near Tyne Cot Cemetery between Augustus Wood and the Ypres-Roulers railroad. John’s Battalion was to follow the old Ypres-Roulers railway line, because the surrounding ground was too boggy. The going up was very hard, as the Germans shelled the route with gas and high explosive shells. The shelling became heavier from the Zonnebeke Railway Station and it became a regular barrage from Daring Crossing onward. The march to the assembly area proved to be a deadly one, as the Battalion suffered about hundred casualties on the route. One hundred men were wounded, dead or missing even before the Battalion had to attack.
While going up to the frontline John Bertram Buchanan was hit by shrapnel in his left buttock. He was taken back to a dressing station by stretcher bearers. One of them stated in John’s Red Cross Wounded and Missing File that he didn’t seem badly hit and was cheerful. From the dressing station he was taken back to n° 3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station near Remy Siding, where the 26-year-old died of his wounds. John was buried in the adjacent Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.
The 36th Battalion left their bivouacs at 7 p.m. on the 11th of October 1917. It marched to its assembly lines near Tyne Cot Cemetery between Augustus Wood and the Ypres-Roulers railroad. John’s Battalion was to follow the old Ypres-Roulers railway line, because the surrounding ground was too boggy. The going up was very hard, as the Germans shelled the route with gas and high explosive shells. The shelling became heavier from the Zonnebeke Railway Station and it became a regular barrage from Daring Crossing onward. The march to the assembly area proved to be a deadly one, as the Battalion suffered about hundred casualties on the route. One hundred men were wounded, dead or missing even before the Battalion had to attack.
While going up to the frontline John Bertram Buchanan was hit by shrapnel in his left buttock. He was taken back to a dressing station by stretcher bearers. One of them stated in John’s Red Cross Wounded and Missing File that he didn’t seem badly hit and was cheerful. From the dressing station he was taken back to n° 3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station near Remy Siding, where the 26-year-old died of his wounds. John was buried in the adjacent Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.
Sources 9
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AIF https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=37586 Sources utilisées |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/430928/buchanan,-john-bertram/ Sources utilisées |
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Embarkation Roll https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R2004523 Sources utilisées |
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Nominal Roll https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R2286807 Sources utilisées |
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Passchendaele Day by Day Account Sources utilisées |
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Red Cross Wounded and Missing https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1482980 Sources utilisées |
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Roll of Honour https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1678303 Sources utilisées |
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Service Record https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=3152472&isAv=N Sources utilisées |
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War Diary https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1355111 Sources utilisées |