BORN HULL 1896. SCULCOATES. SON OF HILDA & ROBERT BUCHANAN, OF 82, ALLIANCE AVENUE, HULL.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE LOCAL 529TH ROYAL ENGINEERS. DIED 17/05/1917, AGED 21.
HIS NAME IS LISTED ON THE EAST RIDING ROYAL ENGINEERS MEMORIAL PLAQUE, AT HULL MINSTER. HE IS BURIED AT DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION READS, “IN GOD’S KEEPING”
| Name | Duncan Buchanan |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire, 1896. Son of Robert and Hilda Buchanan of 82 Alliance Avenue, Newington, Hull. |
| Death Date | 17 May 1917 |
| Death Place | Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull – 1 Sept 1913. Posted to France on 17 Sept 1915. |
| Rank | Acting 2nd Corporal |
| Regiment | Royal Engineers |
| Regimental Number | 474080 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | 529Th Field Coy., R.E. |
First name:
DUNCAN
Military Number:
474080
Rank:
Corporal
Date Died
17/05/1917
Place died:
Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
21
82, ALLIANCE AVENUE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
