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BUCHANAN, Stewart Wright
(Service number 55723)

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First Rank Private Last Rank

Birth

Date 02/06/1896 Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment Orton, Temuka
Occupation Teamster
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin S.W. Buchanan (father), Waihou, New Zealand
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship 28th Reinforcements Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Date 26 July 1917
Transport Ulimaroa
Embarked From Wellington, New Zealand Destination Plymouth, England
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date Age
Place of Death
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials Rangitata Island School Honours Board

Biographical Notes

Sources

Cenotaph [3 November 2014]; Rangitata Island School Admission and Withdrawal Register

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Researched and Written by

Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum)

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