BUCKLEY, Victor Lancaster
(Service number 72012)
Pictured in RFC uniform are Maurice Buckley (left) and Victor Buckley (standing in right of centre) wearing Mounted Rifles reinforcement collar badges. (Courtesy of M Newsome )
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 05/09/1897 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Dental mechanic | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Frederick BUCKLEY (father), Pusey, Fairlie | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 37th Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | 13 June 1918 | ||
| Transport | Manuka | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 2 May 1986 | Age | 88 yrs |
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| Place of Death | War Veterans Home, Levin | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated Whenua Tapu, Porirua | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Victor Lancaster BUCKLEY was a son of Frederick Henry and Kate Eleanor (nee WILKINSON) BUCKLEY. His brother, Frederick Waldorfe BUCKLEY, also served in WWI.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [29 June 2014]; Whenua Tapu cremation record (Porirua City Council) [07 August 2014]
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