Frederick Francis Buckland (abt. 1886 - 1917)

Born about 1886 in Walworth, Surrey, England

Ancestors

Died 4 Oct 1917 at about age 31 in West Flanders, Belgium

Biography

Private Frederick Buckland was Killed in Action during World War I.

Frederick Francis Buckland ^[1] was born about 1886 in Walworth, Surrey. He was the son of Edwin Buckland and Ellen Speller. ^[2]

Private Frederick Buckland served in the British Army in World War I
Service started:
Unit(s): Royal Fusiliers
Service ended: 4 October 1917

He was killed in action on 4 October 1917 in Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 22 June 2022)
   Buckland, Frederick Francis (Mother's maiden name: Speller).
   GRO Reference: 1886 Apr-May-Jun in St Saviour Surrey Volume 01D Page 146.
2. ↑ 1901 census: "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: X9HQ-756 : 20 May 2019), Frederick F Buckland in household of Edwin F Buckland, Newington Green, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St Peter Walworth subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ Memorial: "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" FREDERICK FRANCIS BUCKLAND, TYNE COT MEMORIAL Panel 28 to 30. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/843537/frederick-francis-buckland/
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11967019/frederick-francis-buckland: accessed 10 November 2023), memorial page for Pvt Frederick Francis Buckland (unknown–4 Oct 1917), Find A Grave: Memorial #11967019, citing Tyne Cot Memorial, Passchendaele, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium; Maintained by Paul R (contributor 47317162).
5. ↑ Military: "UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919" Name Frederick Francis Buckland Birth Place Walworth Residence Clapham Death Date 4 Oct 1917 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Lambeth Rank Private London Regiment Battalion 13th Battalion Regimental Number 62992 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Western European Theatre Comments Formerly 228217, A.S.C. Ancestry uk Record UKsoldiersGreatWar #18789

Acknowledgements

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