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BUCKINGHAM, WILLIAM
UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
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Full Name
BUCKINGHAM, WILLIAM
Date Of Birth
1886
Age
29
Birth Place
Leicester
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Leicester & Countesthorpe, Leicestershire, England
Date
1915
Date Of Death
1916
Fate
Killed in action
Information
Parent: Mrs A Buckingham, of 35, York Street, Bedford.
Rank Name
Private
Service Number
6276
Gazette Date
1915
Gazette Page
4143 (V.C.); Issue: 29146 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Neuve Chapelle, France; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
Leicestershire Regiment
Battalion
2nd Battalion
Battalion 2
1st Battalion
Place of Death
Somme, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
Leicestershire Regiment
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
Content Source
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
In 1921 His Majesty's Stationery Office published, on behalf of and by authority of the War Office, two lists of those who died during the Great War.
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