George Murdoch Buchan

George was born at Blackflat, now Glen Waverly, Victoria on 29 May 1902. The son of Frederick James BUCHAN & Margaret MURDOCH.

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Aged 36 years, and married to Lillian & living at Woolamai in South Gippsland he enlisted in the Militia on 26 January 1939. He was a railway employee at the time. He had previously served with the CMF at Dandenong,Victoria. He was promoted to Corporal on 13 November 1939 and then transferred to the AIF on 29 April 1940, at Caulfield. George was posted overseas. He visited relatives in Scotland in September 1940. James Andrew Buchan-Smith can recall meeting him. (Notes of Emma Buchan confirm this). He served until 5 november 1943 when he was discharged. At the time he belonged to the 2/2 Australian Railway Company. His brother Ted said that George was station master at Kilcunda, in Gippsland, Victoria. George died at age 66 years and his ashes are interred at Springvale.