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Gunner Charles William Buck

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Gunner Charles William Buck

Birth
Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England
Death
4 Mar 1920 (aged 33)
Lake Saskatoon, Grande Prairie Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Burial
Lake Saskatoon, Grande Prairie Census Division, Alberta, Canada GPS-Latitude: 55.2127136, Longitude: -119.1304756
Plot
Anglican Ground
Memorial ID
158898625 View Source

BIRTH-1887 March Quarter UK birth-
Name: BUCK, Charles William
District: Wolverhampton [Volume & Page: 6b & 525]

MARRIAGE-1918 March Quarter marriage-
Names: Buck, Charles W.--AND--Lawrence, Phoebe E.
District: Wandsworth [Volume & Page: 1d & 1129]

Gunner Buck died of tuberculosis, which he had contracted during his war service in Europe.
Military Service:-
Rank: Gunner
Service Number: 300485
Age: 33
Force: British Army
Unit: British Tank Corps
Awards: Silver War Badge

Gunner Buck served in France from 5 June 1915. His original Regimental Number was 1352 with King Edward's Horse.
He was discharged on 2 Nov 1918 due to illness.

Son of the late Charles Alphaens Buck and Agnes Buck of Baldock, Hertfordshire, England; husband of Mrs. Phoebe E. (née Lawrence) Buck of Poplar Grove Farm, Lake Saskatoon, Alberta, Canada.
His younger brother, Private Arthur Burdett BUCK, also served and fell; he was killed in action at the Battle of Passchendaele on 1 Nov 1917 and was laid to rest in the Nine Elms British Cemetery in Poperinge, Belgium.

Gunner Charles William Buck is commemorated on Page 597 of Canada's First World War Book of Remembrance.

BIRTH-1887 March Quarter UK birth-
Name: BUCK, Charles William
District: Wolverhampton [Volume & Page: 6b & 525]

MARRIAGE-1918 March Quarter marriage-
Names: Buck, Charles W.--AND--Lawrence, Phoebe E.
District: Wandsworth [Volume & Page: 1d & 1129]

Gunner Buck died of tuberculosis, which he had contracted during his war service in Europe.
Military Service:-
Rank: Gunner
Service Number: 300485
Age: 33
Force: British Army
Unit: British Tank Corps
Awards: Silver War Badge

Gunner Buck served in France from 5 June 1915. His original Regimental Number was 1352 with King Edward's Horse.
He was discharged on 2 Nov 1918 due to illness.

Son of the late Charles Alphaens Buck and Agnes Buck of Baldock, Hertfordshire, England; husband of Mrs. Phoebe E. (née Lawrence) Buck of Poplar Grove Farm, Lake Saskatoon, Alberta, Canada.
His younger brother, Private Arthur Burdett BUCK, also served and fell; he was killed in action at the Battle of Passchendaele on 1 Nov 1917 and was laid to rest in the Nine Elms British Cemetery in Poperinge, Belgium.

Gunner Charles William Buck is commemorated on Page 597 of Canada's First World War Book of Remembrance.


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IN MEMORY OF MY BELOVED HUSBAND.
SLEEP ON BELOVED,
AND TAKE THY REST.

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  • Created by: SJB Hearn
  • Added: 4 Mar 2016
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 158898625
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158898625/charles-william-buck: accessed ), memorial page for Gunner Charles William Buck (1 Jan 1887–4 Mar 1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 158898625, citing Saint Andrews Anglican Church Cemetery, Lake Saskatoon, Grande Prairie Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Maintained by SJB Hearn (contributor 46864594).