Sergeant William Buckingham
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Date of Birth
1890
Date of Death
23 Mar 1918
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Sgt William Buckingham, 33776, 7th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, was killed in action on March 23rd, 1918, during the German spring offensive on the Somme. He was aged 28 and single.
A son of Charles and Annie Buckingham, of 29 Buxton Road, Luton, he had before enlistment been a straw hat blocker in the family business.
An old Territorial of ten years standing, he was one of the original members of the 1/5th Bedfords and was with the regiment when mobilised. He was wounded in the Gallipoli campaign, and on recovery was transferred to the 7th Bedfords in France. He was then a corporal before being again promoted.
He is commemorated on the Luton Roll of Honour/War Memorial and in the Luton Parish Church Book of Life, prepared in 1919.
Brothers Arthur and Sidney were, respectively, serving with the Bedford in Palestine and with a labour battalion in training.
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Author: Deejaya
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