Topic: AIF - 3B - 8 LHR
8th LHR, AIF
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Reginald John Buckland
Reginald John Buckland
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant [2 Lt]
Unit: 8th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 9 August 1916
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: BUCKLAND, 2nd Lt. Reginald John. 8th Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 9th Aug., 1916. Age 24. Son of J. A. and E. D. Buckland, of Clydesdale, Marsden Park, New South Wales. A. 81.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Reginald John Buckland from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 2059 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Pine Ridge, Leadville, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, J A Buckland, Pine Ridge, Leadville, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 18 December 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Field Ambulance 4, Reinforcement 1 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/47/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 22 December 1914 |
| Fate | Died of wounds 9 August 1916 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 81), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: J.A. and E.D. BUCKLAND, Clydesdale, Marsden Park, New South Wales |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 8th LHR, Roll of Honour, Reginald John Buckland
