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4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry    4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Bucks Light Infantry was a unit of the Territorial Force with its HQ in Oxford. It was part of the South Midland Infantry Brigade, South Midland Division. They had just departed for their annual summer camp when war broke out in August 1914 and they were at once recalled. They mobilised for war service on 5th of August and moved to concentrate in the Chelmsford area by the second week of August and commenced training. They proceeded to France from Folkestone, landing at Bologne on the 31st of March 1915. The Division had concentrated near Cassel. On the 15th of May the formation was renamed 145th Brigade, 48th (South Midland) Division. In 1916 They were in action in the Battle of the Somme, suffering hevy casualties on the 1st of July in assaulting the Quadrilateral (Heidenkopf). They were also in action at The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, capturing Ovillers, The Battle of Pozieres Ridge, The Battle of the Ancre Heights and The Battle of the Ancre. In 1917 the Division occupied Peronne during the The German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line and were in action in the Third Battles of Ypres. On the 21st of November 1917 they entrained for Italy. In 1918 they were involved in The fighting on the Asiago Plateau and The Battle of the Vittoria Veneto in the Val d'Assa area. At the Armistice the Division had withdrawn and was at Granezza. 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Want to know more about 4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry? There are:5314 items tagged 4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry during the Great War 1914-1918. Buxton Richard Percy. Capt. (d.15th June 1918) Constable MC. James Milton. A/Capt. Cooper James. Pte. (d.15th Jun 1918) Hope G. H.. Pte. (d.13th Dec 1917) Pitts George Allen. 2/Lt. Pratley Ernest Walter. Pte. (d.12th Jan 1916) Prior Frank Hershel James. Pte. Vale Edward Charles. Pte. (d.9th Oct 1917) Wicks Walter Henry. Sgt. (d.26th August 1918) All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2023 marks 24 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Our Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Looking for help with Family History Research?    Please see Family History FAQ's Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. Can you help? 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Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to the Great War. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. We are now on Facebook. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations.   Capt. Richard Percy Buxton 4th Btn. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (d.15th June 1918) Captain Richard Percy Buxton, son of Henry & Emily Buxton. Served with the 4th Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He died on 15th June 1918 age 29 years in Asiago, Italy and is buried in Boscon British Cemetery, Italy. A pupil of of Bedford Modern School 1902-05, he is commemorated on the School War Memorial, which was unveiled in 1923 and in the Roll of Honour, published in The Eagle, December 1923. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com Caroline Hunt Add to this record.   Sgt. Walter Henry Wicks 4th Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry (d.26th August 1918) Serjeant Wicks attd. 4th Bn. Nigeria Regiment, W.A.F.F. He was the Son of Isaac and Clara Wicks, of 138, Hurst St., Oxford. He is buried in the Baro Cemetery, Nigeria. S flynn Add to this record.   Pte. G. H. Hope 1/4th Btn. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (d.13th Dec 1917) Private Hope is buried in the Mantova Town Cemetery in Italy. S Flynn Add to this record.   A/Capt. James Milton Constable MC. 4th Battalion Oxfordshire And Buckinghamshire Light Infantry James Constable served as a private with the 1/10th London Regiment and was commissioned into the Ox and Bucks Add to this record.   2/Lt. George Allen Pitts 1/4th Btn. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry George Allen, my granddad, arrived with a new commission in the 1/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, at Tincourt, Peronne on 27th March 1917. The Battalion fought through the towns of Roisel and Ronssoy before arriving at Duncan Post on a crest above the Hindenburg Line. On 24th April 1917, granddad reported sick with pains in legs and general malaise. He entered 2nd Southern General Hospital circa 15th May 1917 diagnosed with PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin - fever and fits), later trench fever. His board of 3rd August 1917 recommended transfer to the Southmead section of this hospital and later recorded 'Still running temperature at night. Still complaining of pains in legs, general malaise and a feeling of nausea in the morning. He is tremulous & greatly debilitated and is not yet fit to leave hospital. He sleeps badly, runs an evening temperature 99.8 & 99.4 degrees the last two nights. Gets easily tired. He vomits occasionally after food & is still tremulous. Degree of disability 70%.' He was transferred to Furness Auxiliary Hospital, Harrogate where neurasthenia was diagnosed. Granddad reported having three nervous attacks before enlistment, so he was discharged in 1918 with his Silver War Badge. Richard Crompton Add to this record.   Pte. Edward Charles Vale Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry (d.9th Oct 1917) Edward Vale was born in 1890 at Ely, Cambridgeshire, son of William and Ellen Vale. He previously served with 2nd Royal Fusiliers and 2nd and 6th Battalions Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry before transferring to the 1/4th Battalion. His name appears on the War Office Daily Casualty List (Wounded), 24th September 1917, Edward died at Knightshayes V.A.D. Hospital, near Tiverton, Devon, of wounds received in France, 9th of October 1917. Buried in Chevithorne (St Thomas) Churchyard, Devon, he is remembered on the Stretham, Cambs War Memorial. Colin Green Add to this record.   Pte. Ernest Walter Pratley 1st/4th Btn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry (d.12th Jan 1916) Ernest Pratley was my Great Uncle. He was killed in Pas de Calais and is buried at Hebuterne War Cemetary. He was married to Margaret Louisa for less than a year when he died. Apparently (though I cannot source it) he was sheltering in a church waiting to come home when the church was bombed. He was about 23 years old Simon John Broderick Pullin Add to this record. Recomended Reading. 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