Lives of the First World War

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ID: 582059

Reference: WO372/3

Title: Medal Index Card

Description: Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D1567936
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UPP: GBM/MCI/0582512

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7332611

Reference: CWGCCASUALIWM

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records

Description: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) commemorate First World War servicemen and women and members of some civilian organisations who died before 31 August 1921 while in Commonwealth military service or of causes attributable to service.

Connected by: Imperial1

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/766162/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/597860

Additional: This record has been automatically matched to the Life Story by IWM, using rules based on name, rank, number, regiment and service.

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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ID: 7931353

Title: CWGC certificate

Description: Thiepval Memorial, Somme

Connected by: Richard56332

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ID: 7931354

Title: Image of Buckingham

Description: Source: Leicester Mercury

Connected by: Richard56332

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ID: 7931415

Reference: gbm_leic_rut

Title: Leicestershire and Rutland, Soldiers Died 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Richard56332

UPP: GBM/LEIC-RUT/3467

Additional: The Victoria Cross and the Thiepval Memorial reference.

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

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ID: 7931421

Title: Buckingham catalogue entry

Description: Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Wigston Magna

Connected by: Richard56332

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ID: 7944134

Title: Buckingham and young people

Description: The VC revisits Countesthorpe Cottage homes

Connected by: Richard56332

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ID: 7944136

Title: Buckingham wearing his VC

Description: Full length portrait

Connected by: Richard56332

Additional: Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland

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ID: 7944138

Title: Buckingham and older kids

Description: Visit to Countesthorpe Cottage Homes

Connected by: Richard56332

Additional: Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland

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ID: 7944139

Title: Posed photograph of Buckingham VC

Description: without his cap so that his face can be seen more clearly

Connected by: Richard56332

Additional: Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland

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ID: 7964521

Reference: gbm_victoria_cross

Title: Victoria Cross Recipients 1854-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Richard56332

UPP: GBM/VCR/148

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

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ID: 8537794

Name: The London Gazette Publication date:27 April 1915 Supplement:29146 Page:4143

Title: Victoria Cross Citation

Description: War Office, 28th April, 1915. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the grant of the Victoria •Cross to the undermentioned Warrant Officer, non-commissioned officer, and men for their -conspicuous acts of bravery and devotion to •duty whilst serving 'with the Expeditionary .Force: — No. 6276 Private William Buckingham, 2nd Battalion,' The.Leicestershire Regiment. 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.

Connected by: Anne23518

URL: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29146/supplement/4143
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ID: 8537826

Reference: wwisd

Title: Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription

Connected by: Anne23518

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0070146

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 8538112

Reference: gbm_wo363-4

Title: British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Anne23518

UPP: GBM/WO363-4/7292441/18/352

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8538118

Name: National Probate Calendar & Index of Wills

Reference: Ancestry

Title: Probate

Description: Buckingham William Edward of Glen Parva Leicestershire VC Private 1st Battalion Leicester Regiment died 15 September 1916 killed in action

Connected by: Anne23518

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ID: 8538121

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Anne23518

UPP: GBC/1901/0018709477

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8538814

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Anne23518

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/34987/0588/4

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8538950

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Anne23518

UPP: GBC/1891/0009342042

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8538954

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Anne23518

UPP: BMD/B/1886/2/AZ/000052/204

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 9615783

Title: William Buckingham VC

Description: A relaxed pose in the back garden!

Connected by: RICHARD122221

Additional: Passed on through the generations, this photograph is one of a pair from my own grandfather. I recall my grandfather (John Wilson) telling me about their neighbour, William Buckingham, who had won the VC. He kept two photographs of William, the other being with two of the Wilson brothers.

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ID: 9621323

Title: Wilson brothers and William Buckingham VC

Description: My grandfather, John (Jack) Wilson RHA and older brother, Arthur (KOSB), with William Buckingham VC, probably very soon after being presented with his VC. The photograph was probably taken in 1915, and was in Leicester.

Connected by: RICHARD122221

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