We remember William Archibald Buchanan

We remember William Archibald Buchanan

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Timeline

Timeline

1895
birth Source:9523257 1895
1915
service British Army Second Lieutenant Connaught Rangers 1st Battalion Source:9523251 26th April 1915
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9523251 26th April 1915
1915
hospitalisation Wounded and gassed Hospital/Institution Source:9523269 April 1915
1915
service British Army Lieutenant Connaught Rangers Source:9523310 30th April 1915
1916
service British Army Lieutenant Connaught Rangers attd. Royal Flying Corps Source:9523316 2nd May 1916
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps Source:9523257
1916
death Flying accident Netheravon, Wiltshire United Kingdom Source:9523257 Source:9523245 7th June 1916
burial Tidworth Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Wiltshire United Kingdom E. 6 Source:9523257

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Archibald
Initials WA
Last Name Buchanan
Source 579743
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Connaught Rangers 1st Battalion Second Lieutenant
British Army Connaught Rangers Lieutenant
British Army Connaught Rangers attd. Royal Flying Corps Lieutenant
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Edith Mary mother
Archibald Buchanan father

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription R58235
British Royal Air Force, Officers' Service Records 1912-1920 Transcription R58235

External Evidence

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Buchanan, W.A. (William Archibald) [RAF Museum StoryVault] R58235
MIC image (Ancestry) R58235
Lieut William Archibald Buchanan [Find a Grave] R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 10 AUGUST, 1915 - Lieutenant R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 22 NOVEMBER, 1915 - Lt (antedated) R58235
LONDON GAZETTE, 10 MAY, 1916 - Lt [RFC] R58235

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Royal Flying Corps R58235

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