Jeremiah Buckley

29Born 11 November 1882 in Nimmitabel. John and Catherine - Parents.(both deceased) Jeremiah (Sam) urged by his father to travel, went to China and there he joined the Police Force. He resigned and came home to visit his family in 1913 with the intention of further travel, taking a visit to his father and mother?s homeland of Ireland. He travelled ? but not in the fashion intended. War broke out in the meantime and he enlisted with the Queensland Battalion ? the 15th Australian Infantry Battalion. He was a private by rank No 1517. He was killed in action on October 31, 1915 in the Lone Pine Battle at Gallipoli. Philpott, 1562 and Lofthouse, 1046 also served in A Company.The SS 'Taiyuan' contingent left on the 4th March 1915 and consisted of Messrs. Neil Boyle; J. T. Johnson; L. P. Weatherby; R.W. Stirling; P. C. Reaby; G. Dickason; Jas. M. MacDonald; G. Classen; J. Buckley and J. Beattie. Northern Territory Times and Gazette reported this list. Jeremiah was in the Shanghai Light Horse for 2? years. Embarked from Brisbane on board HMAT A60 'Aeneas' on 29 June 1915.Rubber planterAustralian Imperial Force25th Battalion, A Compan