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| 1891 births | |
| buckley, alexander henry | |
| 1918 deaths | |
| australian world war i victoria cross recipients | |
| australian army soldiers | |
| australian military personnel killed in world war one | |
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He was 27 years old, and a Temporary Corporal in the 54th Battalion (N.S.W.), Australian Imperial Force during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 1 and 2 September 1918 at Peronne , France , Corporal Buckley, with one other man, rushed an enemy machine gun nest, shooting four of the enemy and capturing 22. Later, on reaching a moat, it was found that another machine gun nest commanded the only available Footbridge . Corporal Buckley tried to cross the bridge and rush the position, but was killed in the attempt. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Australian War Memorial ''(Canberra, Australia)''. REFERENCES
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