Hyman Buchner

 

Alias Hyman Waitrock (original name, changed by deed poll to Buchner)

Born 18.08.1891    Place Lodz, Poland    Ethnic origin Jewish    Religion Jewish

Father Waitrock, Samuel    Mother Buchner, Yetta

Residence before arrival at Australia Scotland 12 years

Arrived at Australia

from London

on 04.1909

per Suffolk

disembarked at Melbourne

Residence before enlistment Melbourne, New Zealand in 1911-1912, Melbourne

Occupation 1915 tailor (presser); 1933 mantle manufacturer, 1940 barman

Service

service number 5059   enlisted 27.12.1915   POE Melbourne

unit 5th Battalion, 57th Battalion, 59th Battalion, 60th Battalion     rank Private

place Western Front, 1916-1919      casualties WIA 1916, 1918

final fate RTA 16.03.1919       discharged 13.07.1919

Naturalisation 1933

Residence after the war Melbourne, Sydney, Queensland, NSW, 1940 Sydney

Wife Margaret Ann Violet Buchner, married in 1921

WWII served 1940-42, HQ E C (catering services)

Died 11.11.1967

Materials naturalisation (NAA)

digitised WWI service records (NAA)

WWII service records (NAA)

 

Photograph courtesy of Ben Hirsh

 

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