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We remember W T Bugden
We remember W T Bugden
Timeline
Timeline
enlistment
Ramsgate, Kent
United Kingdom
Source:9088046
service
British Army
Private
G/5794
East Kent Regiment
Source:589322
service
British Army
Private
G/5794
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
Source:7271758
1916
death
Killed in Action
Source:7271758
Source:9088046
3rd July 1916
burial
Somme
France
Source:7271758
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
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| First Names | W T |
| Initials | WT |
| Last Name | Bugden |
| Source | 589322 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
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| British Army | G/5794 | East Kent Regiment | Private | ||
| British Army | G/5794 | The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) | Private |
Media
Media
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Report p.8 Family visitGenerations of the family returned decades later to research the story.Contributed by:
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Report p.11 Site of deathThe exact position of Walter's body was pinpointed.Contributed by:
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Report p.13 Last letterTouching last letter (transcript) from W T to wife.Contributed by:
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Report p.14 Lochnagar CraterWalter's plaque near the memorial at Lochnagar Crater, created by the world's largest explosion to date, at the start of the battle.Contributed by:
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Report p.15 Map of deployment 1Deployment of Walter's brigade, places he visited, early years.Contributed by:
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Report p.16 Map of deployment 2Deployment of Walter's brigade, places he visited, later years.Contributed by:
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Communities
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RamsgateRemembers14-18 (Kent)More about RamsgateRemembers14-18 (Kent)
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Mike108587 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Buffs Badge | Mike108587 | |
| Missing Buff | Mike108587 | |
| Report p.1 Introduction | Tim95917 | |
| Report p.2 Scroll | Tim95917 | |
| Report p.3 Medal | Tim95917 | |
| Report p.4 Joining Up | Tim95917 | |
| Report p.5 The Somme | Tim95917 | |
| Report p.6 Attack on the 3rd | Tim95917 | |
| Report p.7 Aftermath | Tim95917 | |
| Report p.8 Family visit | Tim95917 | |
| Report p.9 Photos | Tim95917 | |
| Report p.10 Commemoration | Tim95917 | |
| Report p.11 Site of death | Tim95917 | |
| Report p.12 Cemetery | Tim95917 | |
| Report p.13 Last letter | Tim95917 | |
| Report p.14 Lochnagar Crater | Tim95917 | |
| Report p.15 Map of deployment 1 | Tim95917 | |
| Report p.16 Map of deployment 2 | Tim95917 | |
| Report p.17 Map of battle | Tim95917 | |
| Report p.18 View today | Tim95917 | |
| Report p.19 Photo W T Bugden | Tim95917 | |
| Pte W T Bugden cropped pic | Tim95917 |
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