Feb 02 2025 15 mins
Private Buckley described his occupation as a “labourer” when he enlisted on 16 May 1916, and gave his address as “General Delivery, Olds, Alta” when he enlisted from Olds, Alberta. Olds is a small town in central Alberta, on the Prairies between Calgary and Edmonton. The Mountain View Museum and Archives in Olds has been unable to find any trace of him, but their assessment and tax rolls are incomplete. As for his Irish links, Buckley stated that he was born in Cork around March 1887 and listed his next-of-kin as his widowed mother, Mary (or May) Buckley. Her address at the time was 7 Long Quay, Kinsale, County Cork. In his service file, his mother is also described that same year as recently residing at number 13 Anglesea Street in Cork.