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Personal data

• Name BUCHAN
• Initials G
• First name GEORGE
• Place of birth Kennethmont
• Country Aberdeenshire, Scotland
• Family illegitimate son of Mary Yule
• Profession Sawyer

Military service

• Place & date of enlistment 1 September 1914, Vancouver
• Service number 28879
• Rank Lance Serjeant
• Regiment and unit 16th Bn. Manitoba Regiment (Canadian Scottish)
• Division - Brigade 3rd Brigade
• Army - Corps - Division 1st Canadian Division
• National force C.E.F.
• Other data related to military career At the outbreak of war he was a member of the Active Militia, the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. He attested at Camp Valcartier, Québec on 23 September 1914 and joined the 16th Battalion ( Canadian Infantry) Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force.

Death

• Wounded Mount Sorrel
• Type of wounds Died of wounds at n°10 CCS.
• Date of death 28 April 1916
• Died at the age of 28
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery VI - B - 23

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