Arthur Richard Buckler : RAMC

[johnny_doyle]

in conversation with a friend last night, she mentioned that her grandfathers brother was killed during the WW1 in Ireland. I found a reference to Arthur Richard Buckler on the CWGC site showing his death as 9th November 1918, aged 30, a Private in the RAMC. Service no 124210. Gave her a printout of this.

Thought I'd then be able to get his medal card and perhaps see where he died from the National Archives website but no joy finding any reference to him. Would anyone have a copy of Soldiers Died for the RAMC and be able to do a lookup?

John

[BJanman]

Hi John

Soldiers Died details are

Buckler, Arthur Richard, b. Hartland, Devon. e. Bideford (Hartland), 124210. Pte., d. Home, 9/11/18.

Barbara

[johnny_doyle]

Hi John

Soldiers Died details are

Buckler, Arthur Richard, b. Hartland, Devon. e. Bideford (Hartland), 124210. Pte., d. Home, 9/11/18.

Barbara

Barbara,

thanks very much for doing this lookup so quickly.

John

[susanhemmings]

I wonder what he was doing in Ireland in 1918 -

One of the RAMC experts will let you know.

Have attached his 1901 census data when he was a lad of 12 living in Hartland, Devon.

You can see his father as William and mother as Annie.

(probably not much help for your question)....

Will keep delving, meanwhile

Susan.

[susanhemmings]

Barbara,

Does that mean that he died at home (in Devon) or perhaps he was living in Ireland at the time?

Very interesting........

[johnny_doyle]

I wonder what he was doing in Ireland in 1918 -

One of the RAMC experts will let you know.

Have attached his 1901 census data when he was a lad of 12 living in Hartland, Devon.

You can see his father as William and mother as Annie.

(probably not much help for your question)....

Will keep delving, meanwhile

Susan.

Thanks Susan.

I'd passed on the 1901 census details for her grandfather Redvers Buckler when she mentioned his brother and his death in service. She was convinced he'd died in the war, in Ireland.

John

[BJanman]

Barbara,

Does that mean that he died at home (in Devon) or perhaps he was living in Ireland at the time?

Very interesting........

Susan

That is interesting. I have not come across any reference in Soldiers Died that has states "Died in Ireland" so I guess that could be 'Home' as opposed to F & F, Salonika, Mesopotania etc.

I've just looked him up on the CWGC website and he is buried in Hartland Methodist Free Church Cemetery, so he is buried in the area he lived. However, he may have died in Ireland and was then sent back to Hartland to be buried.

Barbara

[susanhemmings]

There was a lot of unrest in Ireland at the time, so maybe he was injured there and came home, then died.

Susan.

[BJanman]

Yes, I thought of that too. Also, if a MIC cannot be found then he may have only served in Ireland.

John, if you are able to trace the Unit he served with then I might be able to provide some more information for your friend.

Good luck

Barbara

[johnny_doyle]

thanks Barbara. I'll ask if the unit is know (but I suspect that it isn't).

John

[johnny_doyle]

a closure for this thread.....

Arthur Bucklers service details have just become available on Ancestry.co.uk and I've just been able to give my friend details of Arthur's service with 313th Field Ambulance, RAMC- 23 pages in total. He died at 9:50pm on the 9th November 1918 at the Military Hospital in the Curragh, Co Kildare having been admitted the previous month. Originally thought to have been influenza/pneumonia but the doctors notes give tuberculosis as the cause of death.

He only appears to have served in Ireland with a short stop at Blackpool for eye tests/training.

Thanks to everyone who helped with this query.

John