Douglas William BUCKERIDGE

Regimental number25/41
Date of birth12 December 1891
Place of birthWellington
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCompositor
Address24 Grey Street, Fielding
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 10.5"
Weight134 lbs
Next of kinFather, J W Buckeridge, 13 Grey Street, Feilding
Previous military serviceD Company, 7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment, Territorial Force (currently serving)
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 26 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialAciet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row F, Grave No 21), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph Walker Buckeridge and Jane Douglas Buckeridge, 13 Gray Street, Feilding
Family/military connectionsBrother: 23/17 Captain Edward Holdsworth BUCKERIDGE, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, invalided to New Zealand.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 7