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| placeofdeath   = Kelmscott, Western Australia
 
| placeofdeath   = Kelmscott, Western Australia
 
| enlistmentage   = 29 years, 10 months
 
| enlistmentage   = 29 years, 10 months
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| description   = 5'6" (1.68m) tall; weight 168lbs; fair complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair.
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| height          = 5'6" (1.68m)
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| weight          = 168lb
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| complexion      = fair,
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| eyes            = blue
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| hair            = light brown
 
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| occupation   = Orchardist
| religion   =  
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| religion   = Congregational
| address   = Kelmscott, Western Australia
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| address   = River road, Kelmscott, Western Australia
 
| relation   = Wife
 
| relation   = Wife
| nextofkin      = Mrs Vera Buckingham
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| nextofkin      = Mrs [[Vera Buckingham]]
| regnumber   = W54965
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| regnumber   = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=5872845  W54965]
 
| enlistmentdate  = 17 Feb 1942
 
| enlistmentdate  = 17 Feb 1942
 
| rank           = Corporal
 
| rank           = Corporal
| unit      = 2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion
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| unit      = [[2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion]]
 
| fate1           = Remained in Australia
 
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|headstonetranscription=In Loving Memory of Ronald William Buckingham. Died 21 December 1988. Age 76 years. Loved husband of Vera. Father of Jean, Faye, Maurice and Roslyn.
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|addname1=[Vera Buckingham]
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|dateofbirth=11 April 1912
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|burialdate=21 December 1988
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|ageatdeath=76 years
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==Pre War==
 
==Pre War==
Electoral Roll entries: 1936 - 1943 at River road, Kelmscott, orchard hand.
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Young Ron had four sisters: Vera, Ella, Nancy and Kathleen. As a boy he belonged to the Kelmscott Boy Scouts. In his teenage years he met Vera Treeby at the state Subiaco markets. They began courting and went to dances at the Kelmscott Hall on River Road. After five years of courting, Ronald married Vera at St Matthew's Church in Armadale on the 31st of October 1936. At time of Ron's enlistment (1942) the couple had three children: Jean (1937), Faye (1939) and Maurice (1941). Their fourth child, Roslyn, was born in 1950.
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==Electoral Roll==
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Entries state that between 1936 and 1958 Ron lived on River Road in Kelmscott. Later, a portion of River Road was renamed to Brookton Highway; future electoral rolls stated that Ron and his wife Vera lived at 71 Brookton Highway in Kelmscott, with Ron making a living as an orchardist. In
  
During 1936 Ronald married Vera Treby (1915 - 2008) locally. Vera died on 5 Jun 2008 in Kelmscott, aged 93.
 
 
==War Service==
 
==War Service==
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On 17 Feb 1942 Ronald had been mobilised, enlisting at Armadale in the [[2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion]]. Another set of documents gives his date of enlistment as 22 March 1942. Regardless, on 1 July Ronald was appointed Lance Corporal, and on 11 Mar 1943 he was promoted Corporal. His services were terminated at Fremantle on 6 Mar 1945 at his own request.
  
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Discharge date unknown.
  
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==Post War==
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According to the local newspaper from 1945 until 1954 he was a member of the Kelmscott Agricultural Society. Later for 21 years, he became a bus driver with MTT on the Armadale Route (1950s to 1970s). In his younger days he worked as an orchard hand delivering fruit to the West Perth markets.
  
discharge date unknown
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Ron and Vera celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on 31 October 1986 with 100 friends and family. Ron was also a member of the Kelmscott Congregational Church where he played the banjo with the organist at Sunday morning services and looking after the church gardens. Ron died at the age of 76 years leaving a widow, Vera, a son, three daughters, twelve grandchildren and five great-children.
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Ron's wife Vera died on 5 June 2008 in Kelmscott, aged 93.
  
==Post War==
 
Electoral Roll entries: 1949 - 1958 at River road, Kelmscott, orchard hand; 1963 - 1980 at 71 Brookton highway, Kelmscott, orchard hand.
 
 
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Latest revision as of 19:24, 19 April 2023

Ronald William Buckingham
Buckingham Ronald William 2.jpg
Ancestry.com
Personal Information
Date of Birth 11 Apr 1912
Place of Birth Kelmscott, Western Australia
Death 21 Dec 1988, aged 76
Place of Death Kelmscott, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment 29 years, 10 months
Description 5'6" (1.68m) tall ; 168lb
"lb" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
; fair, complexion ; blue eyes ; light brown hair
Occupation Orchardist
Religion Congregational
Address River road, Kelmscott, Western Australia
Next of Kin Wife , Mrs Vera Buckingham
Military Information
Reg Number W54965
Date of Enlistment 17 Feb 1942
Rank Corporal
Unit/Formation 2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion
Post War Details
Fate Remained in Australia


Ronald William Buckingham
BUCKINGHAM Ronald.jpg
Headstone Information
Date of Birth 11 April 1912
Age at Death 76 years
Additional Names Vera Buckingham
Transcription In Loving Memory of Ronald William Buckingham. Died 21 December 1988. Age 76 years. Loved husband of Vera. Father of Jean, Faye, Maurice and Roslyn.


Pre War

Young Ron had four sisters: Vera, Ella, Nancy and Kathleen. As a boy he belonged to the Kelmscott Boy Scouts. In his teenage years he met Vera Treeby at the state Subiaco markets. They began courting and went to dances at the Kelmscott Hall on River Road. After five years of courting, Ronald married Vera at St Matthew's Church in Armadale on the 31st of October 1936. At time of Ron's enlistment (1942) the couple had three children: Jean (1937), Faye (1939) and Maurice (1941). Their fourth child, Roslyn, was born in 1950.

Electoral Roll

Entries state that between 1936 and 1958 Ron lived on River Road in Kelmscott. Later, a portion of River Road was renamed to Brookton Highway; future electoral rolls stated that Ron and his wife Vera lived at 71 Brookton Highway in Kelmscott, with Ron making a living as an orchardist. In

War Service

On 17 Feb 1942 Ronald had been mobilised, enlisting at Armadale in the 2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion. Another set of documents gives his date of enlistment as 22 March 1942. Regardless, on 1 July Ronald was appointed Lance Corporal, and on 11 Mar 1943 he was promoted Corporal. His services were terminated at Fremantle on 6 Mar 1945 at his own request.

Discharge date unknown.

Post War

According to the local newspaper from 1945 until 1954 he was a member of the Kelmscott Agricultural Society. Later for 21 years, he became a bus driver with MTT on the Armadale Route (1950s to 1970s). In his younger days he worked as an orchard hand delivering fruit to the West Perth markets.

Ron and Vera celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on 31 October 1986 with 100 friends and family. Ron was also a member of the Kelmscott Congregational Church where he played the banjo with the organist at Sunday morning services and looking after the church gardens. Ron died at the age of 76 years leaving a widow, Vera, a son, three daughters, twelve grandchildren and five great-children.

Ron's wife Vera died on 5 June 2008 in Kelmscott, aged 93.

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