Lt T.A.Buckland

[Hambo]

Would anyone have any information on this man.Anything at would be appreciated. All I have is the following

Buckland, Thomas Adrian Lieutenant (Temp)

7th Battalion Norfolk Regiment

Killed in action 18th of October 1915 aged 23

Son of Thomas Buckland of Kengie, Ascot, Berkshire and Ada Lucy Buckland of Sydney Australia

Commemorated on the Loos memorial to the missing Panels 30 and 31

Any details of the action he was killed in would also be much appreciated

Thanks, as always

Hambo

[Stebie9173]

Times 26-10-1915

Died of Wounds - Died between the 19th and the 21st October 1915 in France, on the battlefield, of wounds received in action on October 13th, Thomas Adrain Buckland, B.A., Lieutenant 7th Norfolk Regiment, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Buckland, Kenegie, Ascot, Berks., and grandson of Thomas Buckland, Sydney, N.S.W., age 23 years.

The "more detailed" obituary repeats this info in a slightly different order.

The casualty list of 29-10-1915 records him as Wounded and Missing.

11-11-1915 Records him as Previously reported Wounded and Missing, now Reported Killed.

Steve.

[Stebie9173]

History of the 12th Division from 13th October 1915:

[Stebie9173]

Page 2

Steve.

[Hambo]

Steve

Again thanks for the information. As usual in research I am left more confused than when I did the post! Your obit states that he died of wounds and it does seem likely that he was engaged on the 13th and that's the most likely time he would have been wounded. I have him via ODGW as killed in action. If he was wounded on the 13th and died on the 18th why would he have no known grave? I would have assumed that given the time which would have elapsed he would have been evacuated and have a known grave, whereas he's commemorated on the Loos Memorial.

Any ideas?

Hambo

[Stebie9173]

Hambo,

It is possible that he was wounded and then left on the battlefield. It is possible that a similar thing happened as in the case of one of the oficers I have researched who died of wounds, but was missing:

There may be a similar letter in his file:

Possibly : WO 339/25422 BUCKLAND T A, Lieut 1914-1918

I have to say the dates are rather odd, though...

12th Division history doesn't mention the Norfolks further during those day except to note that the Brigade was relieved on the 21st.

His "fuller" obituary:

Steve.

[Hambo]

Thanks Steve. Another door opens!