Studio portrait of 3037 Private Charles Edward Buller, 57th Battalion. A sawmill hand of West ...

Studio portrait of 3037 Private Charles Edward Buller, 57th Battalion. A sawmill hand of West Warburton, Victoria, prior to enlistment in the 22nd Battalion on 21 July 1915 he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Commonwealth on 26 November 1915 for Egypt. He was transferred to the 57th Battalion on 23 February 1916 then to the 59th Battalion on 15 March 1916 which relocated to the Western Front, France, during June 1916. Pte Buller was transferred briefly to 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery for the period 15 July to 2 August 1916 before rejoining the 57th Battalion. Pte Buller was wounded in action near Ypres on 19 September 1917 and died of these wounds later that day. He was aged 21 years. His older brother, 4758 Sergeant Arthur Archibald Buller died of wounds received in action near Bullecourt, France, on 11 May 1917 (see H06028) and his eldest brother, 5047 Pte John Alexander Buller was killed in action near Pozieres, France on 8 August 1917 (see H06027).