Born on 6 February 1898 in Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England - son of Dennis Buckley, Hamilton, Ontario - enlistment records provide the following: trade as clerk, single, no current or previous military service, Roman Catholic, height of 5 feet 0.75 inches, chest of 33 inches, fair complexion, hazel eyes, brown hair.
Joined the 120th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Hamilton, Ontario, on 17 November 1915 (number 757023) - taken on the strength of the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion in France on 27 or 29 March 1918 - killed in action on 1 September 1918 - buried in Wancourt British Cemetery (grave VIII.D.4), France.
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