Robert Thomas Buckingham (1895 - 1968)

Born 1895 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Died 1968 at about age 73 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Robert Buckingham was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)

Robert Buckingham is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Robert Thomas Buckingham was born in 1895 at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. He was the son of Samuel Buckingham and Rosanna James. ^[1]
Robert enlisted and served with the Australian Army during World War I. He served with the 5th Battalion and was awarded the Military Medal for conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty during the operation east of YPRES on 20/23rd September 1917. Refer to World War I service below

Robert married Mary Lillian Mellington in 1919 at Victoria, Australia. ^[2]
Robert Thomas Buckingham age 72, passed away in 1968 at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. ^[3]

Robert Buckingham served in the Australian Imperial Force in World War I
Service started: 02 July 1915
Unit(s): 5th Infantry Battalion
Service ended: 20 Nov 1918

Robert Thomas BUCKINGHAM served in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in World War 1. ^[4]

World War I Service

Robert Thomas BUCKINGHAM

Regimental number 3239

Place of birth Ballarat, Victoria

Religion Church of England

Occupation Railway employee

Address Ballarat, Victoria

Marital status Single

Age at embarkation 21

Next of kin Father, S Buckingham, 402 Lyons Street, Ballarat, Victoria

Enlistment date 2 July 1915

Rank on enlistment Private

Unit name 5th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement

AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/22/2

Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 11 October 1915

Rank from Nominal Roll Lance Corporal

Unit from Nominal Roll 5th Battalion

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal '(E. of Ypres 20-23 September 1917) Conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty.'

Recommendation date: 29 September 1917

Fate Returned to Australia 20 November 1918

Miscellaneous information from cemetery records Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance

Medals Military Medal: 'During the operation east of YPRES on 20/23rd September, Pte. BUCKINGHAM who was the sole survivor of a Lewis Gun team kept his gun in working order under very heavy artillery fire. He was buried once by a shell burst but remained at duty until his gun was blown out that night.'

Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31 Date: 7 March 1918

Date of death 25 January 1968

Sources

1. ↑ VIC BDM Index BUCKINGHAM Robt Thos (parents) Saml & Rose Annie (James) Reg. year1895 Reg. no549
2. ↑ VIC BDM Index BUCKINGHAM Robert Thomas married MELLINGTON Mary Lillian Reg. year1919 Reg. no2726
3. ↑ VIC BDM Index BUCKINGHAM Robert Thomas (parents) BUCKINGHAM Samuel & Rose (James) Reg. year1968 Reg. no2197 (age 72, born Ballarat, died Ballarat)
4. ↑ World War 1 Service: Veteran Details for Robert Thomas BUCKINGHAM for Service with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). Regimental Number: 3239; Rank: Lance Corporal; Unit: 5th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement; Enlistment Date: 02 Jul 1915; Returned to Australia 20 November 1918 Link to UNSW AIF Project Record: accessed 09 Jan 2023

• Birth VIC BDM Index BUCKINGHAM Robt Thos (parents) Saml & Rose Annie (James) Reg. year1895 Reg. no549

• Marriage VIC BDM Index BUCKINGHAM Robert Thomas married MELLINGTON Mary Lillian Reg. year1919 Reg. no2726

• Death VIC BDM Index BUCKINGHAM Robert Thomas (parents) BUCKINGHAM Samuel & Rose (James) Reg. year1968 Reg. no2197 (age 72, born Ballarat, died Ballarat)

• World War I Service National Archives Australia - Name Search Buckingham Robert Thomas : SERN 3239 : POB Ballarat VIC : POE Ballarat VIC : NOK F Buckingham Samuel

• World War I Record NAA: B2455, BUCKINGHAM R T