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Pte. William Buckingham VC

British Army 1st Btn. Leicestershire Regiment

from:Bedford

(d.15th September 1916)

William Buckingham was killed in action on 15th September 1916, aged 29 and is commemorated on The Thiepval Memorial in France. he was the son of Mrs. A. Buckingham, of 35 York St., Bedford.

An extract from The London Gazette dated 28th April, 1915, records the following:-"For conspicuous acts of bravery and devotion to duty in rescuing and rendering aid to the wounded whilst exposed to heavy fire, especially at Neuve-Chapelle on 10th and 12th March 1915.



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