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Memorials & Monuments
on the Isle of Wight
- Biography -
- William Harold Buckett -

William Harold Buckett :

Son of : George Henry Buckett and Margaret Buckett (née Payne), of Ryde, Isle of Wight.

Born : 1896, Ryde, Isle of Wight.
  Census information :

1901 : George and Margaret Buckett, with their children including William aged 5, are at 21 Albert Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight. George Buckett is a Journeyman Baker.

1911 : George and Margaret Buckett, with their children including William aged 15, are at 32 Albert Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight. George Buckett is a Baker, William Buckett is an Errand Boy.

  Service Details :

Rfn 8/2370 William Harold Buckett, 1/8th Bn., Hampshire Regiment, Isle of Wight Rifles.

Casualty Details :

Died : 12 August 1915, aged 19.

Commemorated at : Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.

CWGC Record
  Commemorated on these Isle of Wight Memorials :

Carisbrooke Castle Isle of Wight Rifles Memorial Panel 05
Newport Drill Hall Isle of Wight Rifles War Memorial
Ryde All Saints Church War Memorial
Ryde Holy Trinity Church War Memorial
Ryde Borough War Memorial
  Photo Gallery :

William Harold Buckett
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  Documents and Newspaper cuttings :


Transcript of letter written by Will to Emmie Tutton shortly before they went into action.


One of the letters which Will Buckett's sweetheart, Emmie Tutton, wrote to him, not knowing his fate, and that he had died long before she wrote this.
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  Acknowledgments :

Joanna Stuiver of the IW County Record Office, for permission to use the photograph and letters.
This material forms part of the WW I collection held by the IW County Record Office.
  Page status :
Page last updated : 18 February 2016 (aded to website)


 
 

 
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