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261343 Spr. James Buck British Army 560th Field Coy. Royal Engineers from:Wymondham, Norfolk (d.31st Jul 1943) I purchased a cased, mounted set of 'Badge and Bombs' comprising cap, collar and shoulder badges. The case has the trademark of Frank Pricket Watchmaker and Jeweller Finkle Street Sedbergh. Behind the mount is a letter on lined paper written in pencil from Jim Buck to Dearest Glad leaving the case in her care as a memento. Jim gives his address as Sapper J Buck, 8th Independence Company, Old Prep School, Sedbergh, West Riding Yorkshire. From research, Jim served with 560 Field Company in Malaya and was a POW in Burma working on the infamous railway. Jim died on 31 July 1943 and lies in Kanchanaburi Cemetery in Thailand. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.