Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor: Donald Buchanan
Ancestor's date of birth: 23/01/1875
Ancestor's date of death: 29/04/1947
Cause of Death: Throat cancer
Service Number: Officer - no number
Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: Not Provided
Unit: 3rd New South Wales Imperial Bushmen
Rank attained in Boer War: LT, Date Effective: 21/05/1901
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): MAJ, Date Effective: 01/10/1917
Murray Page: 147
Contingent: Fifth New South Wales
Ship: Manhattan, Date of Sailing: 02/04/1901
Memorial details: Gilgandra cemetery, Gilgandra Services Wall of Remembrance.
Decorations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Transvaal, Orange Free State, Cape Colony, SA 1901 and SA 1902 clasps. 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Croix de Guerre (Belgium).
Personal Characteristics: A grazier from Riverstone New South Wales. Height 175 cm hair turned white as a result of World War One, Could be a little austere.
Reasons to go and fight: A passionate believer in duty to God, King, Country and Empire.
Details of service in war: May 1901 - May 1902 in west then east Transvaal then west Transvaal.
Service and life after the Boer War: Became Army area officer for area 36a. Was single and living at Lochiel, Stanton Road, Haberfield, New South Wales in 1915. Joined the AIF on 1 May 1915, served in the 13th Light Horse Regiment, Headquarters and Machine Gun Section in France and Belgium. Awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre for service.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Donna Brooker, Singleton NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Grand daughter
