War Memorial - Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Leslie Ackerman
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant 5338417 23 March 1919 Between 07 April 1943 and 08 April 1943 24 1st Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar Son of Benjamen Lot Eden Ackerman and Florence Amy Ackerman, of Buckingham.

The birth (23 March 1919) of Leslie Ackerman was registered in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England during the second quarter of 1919.

England Census 1921 about Leslie Ackerman and family Residence: 36, Bourton Ville, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Benjamin Lot Eden Ackerman Florence Amy Ackerman Percy Ackerman Edna Mary Ackerman Horace Ackerman Leslie Ackerman James Samuel Hathaway	Head Wife Son Daughter Son Son Brother-in-Law	Married Married Single Single Single Single Married	33y 6mo 36y 1mo 13y 9mo 11y 8mo 9y 10mo 2y 3mo 38y 3mo	abt. 1888 abt. 1885 abt. 1907 abt. 1909 abt. 1911 abt. 1919 abt. 1883	Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire Cumnor, Oxfordshire Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire Buckingham, Buckinghamshire Buckingham, Buckinghamshire Banbury, Oxfordshire

A. H. Baker (Unable to identify)
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Robert Leonhard Baughan
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Flying Officer (Pilot) 131985 abt. 1923 28 March 1944 21 161 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Buckingham Cemetery, Buckinghamshire, England Son of William and Margaret Baughan,nee Goodman, of Buckingham. The Lockheed Hudson IIIa stalled and crashed at Arlesey, Bedfordshire, when control was lost during a night low-level parachute dropping exercise over Henlow Airfield.

The birth of Robert Leonhard Baughan was registered in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England during the third quarter of 1922.

Wills and Administrations, 1944
Baughan, Robert Leonard, of 4, School-lane, Buckingham, died 28 March 1944 on war service. Administration (with Will) Oxford 28 November to Margaret Ellen Baughan (wife of William Ernest Baughan). Effects £218 5s. 3d.

The Baughan family grave in the Buckingham Cemetery, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England:

© AR10TFW

In
loving memory of

F/O Robert Leonard Baughan, RAFVR
who gave his life on March 28^th 1944
aged 21 years.
"Per ardua ad astra."

Also William Ernest John Baughan, his father
who died on Aug. 13^th 1961, aged 86 years.
"At rest"

and of his mother Margaret Ellen Baughan,
who died Aug. 9^th 1965, aged 78 years.
"Re-united."

Ronald Ernest Bishop
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 5777304 06 November 1915, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire 11 February 1941 25 7th Bn. Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Buckingham Cemetery, Buckinghamshire, England Son of Ernest Alfred and Fanny Mabel Bishop, nee Bollen, of Buckingham.

The birth of Ronald Ernest Bishop was registered in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England during the fourth quarter of 1915.

Wills and Administrations, 1941
Bishop, Ronald Ernest, of Southdene, Bourton-road, Buckingham, died 11 February 1941 at Begelly House, Begelly, Pembrokeshire. Administration Oxford 09 April to Ernest Alfred George Bennett, Bishop works manager. Effects £282 15s.

Register for England and Wales 1939 about Ronald E. Bishop and family Residence: Southdene, Bourton Road, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England
Name	Birth	Marital status:	Occupation
Ernest A. Bishop Fanny M. Bishop Ronald E. Bishop Record is officially closed.	01 July 1888 06 November 1886 06 November 1915 -	Married Married Single -	Manager Unpaid domestic duties ??? Milk Factory -

George Dominic Burchett (Probably. No further information)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Fusilier 5953364 abt. 1916 20 October 1944 28 1st Bn. Royal Irish Fusiliers Santerno Valley War Cemetery, Italy Son of Henry Charles and Harriet Jane Burchett.

N. Cawse (Unable to identify)
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Maurice Charles Cox
© Martin Tolley	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant 1534256 abt. 1907 17 August 1943 36 Royal Artillery Buckingham Cemetery, Buckinghamshire, England Son of John and Beatrice Caroline Cox, nee Varney.

The birth of Maurice Charles Cox was registered in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England during the first quarter of 1907.

England Census 1911 about Maurice Cox and family Residence: Main Street, Gawcott, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Cox Beatrice Cox Daisy Cox Maurice Cox Phyllis Cox	Head Wife Daughter Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single	37 31 5 4 2	abt. 1874 abt. 1880 abt. 1906 abt. 1907 abt. 1909	Preston Bissett, Buckinghamshire Preston Bissett, Buckinghamshire Preston Bissett, Buckinghamshire Preston Bissett, Buckinghamshire Gawcott, Buckinghamshire

Ernest Douglas Dagley
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 7894840 abt. 1920 09 May 1941 21 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry Royal Armoured Corps Gawcott Churchyard, Buckinghamshire, England Son of Joseph John Watson Dagley and Beatrice Dagley, of Gawcott, Buckingham.

The birth of Ernest Douglas Dagley was registered in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England during the fourth quarter of 1919.

Wills and Administrations, 1941
Dagley, Ernest Douglas, of The Stores, Gawcott, Buckinghamshire, died 09 May 1941 at Lower Hare Park near Newmarket, Cambridgeshire. Administration Oxford 03 November to Beatrice Dagley (wife of Joseph John Watson Dagley).
Effects £190 19s.

William Thomas Dillow
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 5827802 02 September 1916, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire 21 September 1944 28 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment Singapore Memorial, Singapore Son of William Thomas Dillow and Lucy Dillow, nee Burgess, of Buckingham.

The birth of William H. Dillow was registered in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England during the third quarter of 1916.

Probably: Register for England and Wales 1939 about William H. Dillow and family Residence: Beacon Hill School, Kingwell Hall, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Name	Birth	Marital status:	Occupation
Jack Dillow Edward H. Dillow Arthur Dillow William H. Dillow William T. Dillow Lucy Dillow	17 January 1920 08 August 1917 08 May 1921 02 September 1916 13 May 1880 08 January 1893	Single Single Single Single Married Married	General Labourer General Labourer General Labourer General Labourer General Labourer Unpaid domestic duties

Douglas Wesley Harris
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Aircraftman 1st Class 1530357 abt. 1921 12 August 1944 23 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Buckingham Cemetery, Buckinghamshire, England Son of Job and Hilda May Harris, of Buckingham. Husband of Margaret Harris, of Buckingham.

The marriage of Douglas Wesley Harris to Margaret Keir was registered in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England during the second quarter of 1942.

Reginald William Harris
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 5952335 abt. 1919 12 April 1943 24 2nd Bn. Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment Medjez-el-Bab Memorial, Tunisia Son of Benjamin John and Jane Pallet Harris, nee Chapman, of Buckingham.

The birth of Reginald William Harris was registered in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England during the second quarter of 1919.

J. Hounslow (Unable to identify)
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Frank William Jarvis
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 554343 17 September 1915, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire 29 November 1943 27 3rd King's Own Hussars Royal Armoured Corps Singapore Memorial, Singapore Son of Henry Wilberforce Jarvis and Mary Jarvis, nee Cox, of Buckingham.

The birth (17 September 1915) of Frank William Jarvis was registered in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England during the fourth quarter of 1915.

C. W. Jones (Unable to identify)
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George Frederick Payne
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Stoker 1st Class P/K 59556 14 December 1901, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire 01 June 1940 38 Royal Navy, H. M. Tug "St. Abbs" Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England Son of Alfred and Francis Payne. Husband of Eva Payne, nee Whitehead, of Buckingham.

The birth (14 December 1901) of George Frederick Payne was registered in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England during the first quarter of 1902 and was probably baptised in Ludgershall, Wiltshire, England on 16 March 1902. His marriage to Eva Whitehead was registered in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England during the second quarter of 1930.

England Census 1911 about George Frederick Payne and family Residence: New Inn, 18, Bridge Street, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Alfred Payne Frances Payne Alfred Payne George Frederick Payne Charles James Payne Jack Payne Leonard Payne Alice Rosy Neal	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Son Dom. Servant	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	56 45 11 9 6 6 2 mo. 14	abt. 1855 abt. 1866 abt. 1900 abt. 1902 abt. 1905 abt. 1905 abt. 1911 abt. 1897	Pimperne, Dorset Sailsbury, Wiltshire Chichester, Sussex Buckingham, Buckinghamshire Buckingham, Buckinghamshire Buckingham, Buckinghamshire Buckingham, Buckinghamshire Tingewick, Buckinghamshire

Cyril George Richardson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Leading Seaman C/J 114005 16 January 1910 19 December 1941 31 Royal Navy, H. M. Submarine "Perseus" Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, England Son of George Alfred and Alice Ann Richardson, nee Coates. Husband of Edith Laura Richardson, nee Graimes, of Buckingham.

The birth (16 January 1910) of Cyril George Richardson was registered in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England during the first quarter of 1910. His marriage (6 August 1939) to Edith Laura Graimes was registered in Brentford, Middlesex, England during the third quarter of 1939. The marriage took place in the Church of Saint Mary in Hanwell, Ealing, Middlesex, England.

England Census 1911 about Cyril George Richardson and family Residence: Tingewick, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
James Richardson Susan Richardson George Alfred Richardson Alice Ann Richardson Cyril George Richardson	Head Wife Son Daughter-in-Law Grandson	Married Married Married Married Single	62 61 20 25 1	abt. 1849 abt. 1850 abt. 1891 abt. 1886 abt. 1910	Akeley, Buckinghamshire Banbury, Oxfordshire Tingewick, Buckinghamshire Tingewick, Buckinghamshire Tingewick, Buckinghamshire

England Census 1921 about Cyril George Richardson and family Residence: 1, Bourton Hill Terrace, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
George Alfred Richardson Alice Ann Richardson Cyril George Richardson Cora Frances Richardson James Harold Richardson	Head Wife Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single	30y 9mo 34y 8mo 11y 5mo 8y 9mo 7y 5mo	abt. 1890 abt. 1886 abt. 1910 abt. 1912 abt. 1914	Tingewick, Buckinghamshire Tingewick, Buckinghamshire Tingewick, Buckinghamshire Tingewick, Buckinghamshire Tingewick, Buckinghamshire

J. H. Richardson (Unable to identify)
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Frank (Francis) Patrick Ridley (Ruddy)
© Martin Tolley	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Driver T/13095764 06 January 1904, Ireland 21 December 1942 38 Royal Army Service Corps Buckingham Cemetery, Buckinghamshire, England Son of Joseph John and Mary Ridley, nee Ruddy. Husband of Constance Ridley, of Buckingham.

The marriage of Francis P. Ridley to Constance Owen was registered in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England during the fourth quarter of 1937. One child of the couple is known: Maria C. Ridley (1938-2012).

Remark: A reason for the name change from Ruddy to Ridley is not known.

Ireland Census 1911 about Francis Ruddy and family Residence: St. Francis Lane, City of Cork, Cork, Ireland
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Ruddy Mary Ruddy Mary Margaret Ruddy Francis Ruddy James Ruddy John Joseph Ruddy Hannah Ruddy Julia Ruddy Julia Murphy	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Son Daughter Daughter Mother-in-Law	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Widowed	42 34 12 10 8 6 4 <1 72	abt. 1869 abt. 1877 abt. 1899 abt. 1901 abt. 1903 abt. 1905 abt. 1907 abt. 1911 abt. 1839	England City of Cork, Cork City of Cork, Cork City of Cork, Cork City of Cork, Cork City of Cork, Cork City of Cork, Cork City of Cork, Cork City of Cork, Cork

Register for England and Wales 1939 about Frank P. Ridley and family Residence: 16, Elm Street, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England
Name	Birth	Marital status:	Occupation
Frank P. Ridley Constance Ridley Record is officially closed.	06 January 1904 03 December 1909 -	Married Married -	House and Ship Painter Unpaid domestic duties -

Frederick Walter Saxby
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Flight Sergeant 1157076 abt. 1914 03 June 1945 31 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Buckingham Cemetery, Buckinghamshire, England Son of Fritz and Emily Florence Saxby, of Buckingham. Husband of Joan Saxby. His Halifax III NA702 of ORTU collided with Wellington X LP906 of 81 OTU at Werrington, Northamtonshire during a night cross-country exercise.

The birth of Frederick Walter Saxby was registered in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England during the fourth quarter of 1913. His marriage to Joan M. Stimson was registered in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England during the fourth quarter of 1937.

Wills and Administrations, 1946
Saxby, Frederick Walter, of 23, Castle-street, Buckingham, died 03 June 1945 at Newborough, Peterborough.
Probate Oxford 18 January to Grace Florence Frenay (wife of Walter George Frenay) and
William Arthur Benzie Saxby, jewellers manager.
Effects £461 4s. 5d.

England Census 1921 about Frederick Walter Saxby and family Residence: 22 and 23, Castle Street, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Frtiz Saxby Emily Florence Saxby Grace Florence Saxby William Arthur Benzie Saxby Reginald Berman Saxby Frederick Walter Saxby Lily Gertrude Bellingham	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Son Servant	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	41y 6mo 43y 6mo 15y 6mo 13y 6mo 11y 6mo 7y 6mo 15	abt. 1880 abt. 1878 abt. 1906 abt. 1908 abt. 1910 abt. 1814 abt. 1906	Folkestone, Kent Brixton, London Kent, England Buckingham, Buckinghamshire Buckingham, Buckinghamshire Buckingham, Buckinghamshire Battersea, London

Register for England and Wales 1939 about Frederick W. Saxby and family Residence: Highfield, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England
Name	Birth	Marital status:	Occupation
Frederick W. Saxby Joan M. Saxby Record is officially closed Mary J. Dovies (Walker?) Record is officially closed	15 September 1913 07 May 1919 - 16 February 1925 -	Married Married - Single -	Dairy Clerk Unpaid domestic duties - Student -

The Saxby family grave in the Buckingham Cemetery, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England:

In
ever loving memory
of

Fritz Saxby
who passed away
on January 20^th 1941
aged 62 years.

Also of Emily Florence
wife of the above
who died February 1^st 1956
aged 84 years.

"Peace, perfect peace."

In
loving memory of

Sergt. F. W. Saxby, R. A. F.
who gave his life June 3^rd 1945,
aged 31 years.

Arthur Joseph Sears
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Aircraftman 1st Class 1476156 abt. 1922 21 December 1944 22 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Johannesburg (West Park) Cemetery, South Africa Son of Arthur and Lilian Sears, of Buckingham, England. Nephew of Elsie Rayner, of Buckingham.

The birth of Arthur Joseph Sears was registered in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England during the second quarter of 1922.

Arthur Edward Simmonds
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sergeant 1211939 abt. 1923 29 June 1943 20 104 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Alamein Memorial, Egypt Son of Edwin Arthur and Annie Simmonds, of Buckingham. The Wellington II was lost without trace during a raid on Messina, Sicily.

P. T. Smith (Unable to identify)
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Harold George Thomas
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Flight Sergeant (Air Bomber) 1441411 24 November 1910 31 August 1944 34 550 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Abbeville Communal Cemetery, France Son of William Henry and Edda Jane Thomas, of Buckingham. The Avro Lancaster I (NF962) crashed during an attack on a V2 storage site, crashing at L'Etoile on the river Somme.

Wills and Administrations, 1946
Thomas, Harold George, of 1, Hunter-street, Buckingham, died 31 August 1944 on war service.
Administration Oxford 23 July to Emma Jane Thomas, widow. Effects £568 2s. 3d.

England Census 1911 about Harold George Thomas and family Residence: Brook Street, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Charles Fowler Jane Fowler Kate Fowler Emma Jane Thomas Harold George Thomas Edith Mary Klefberg	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Grandson Nurse to an invalid	Married Married Single Married Single Married	76 70 41 39 4 mo. 41	abt. 1835 abt. 1841 abt. 1870 abt. 1872 abt. 1911 abt. 1870	Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire Wingrave, Buckinghamshire Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire Buckingham, Buckinghamshire London, Middlesex

England Census 1921 about Harold George Thomas and family Residence: 1, Hunter Street, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England
Name	Relation to Head	Marital status	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Henry Thomas Emma Jane Thomas Gwendoline Ellen Thomas Walter Henry Thomas Gordon Edward Thomas Harold George Thomas	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single	50y 3mo 49y 9mo 21y 10mo 20 16y 10mo 10y 7mo	abt. 1871 abt. 1871 abt. 1899 abt. 1901 abt. 1904 abt. 1910	Wandsworth, Surrey Buckinghamshire, England Tring, Hertfordshire Tring, Hertfordshire Tring, Hertfordshire Buckingham, Buckinghamshire

Register for England and Wales 1939 about Harold G. Thomas and family Residence: 1, Hunter Street, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England
Name	Birth	Marital status:	Occupation
William H. Thomas Emma J. Thomas Walter H. Thomas Harold G. Thomas	16 March 1871 12 September 1871 16 June 1901 24 November 1910	Married Married Single Single	Builder Unpaid domestic duties Farmer Carpenter

George Albert Valentine
© Len	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Serjeant 7896784 07 August 1912 27 June 1944 32 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry Royal Armoured Corps Hottot-les-Bagues War Cemetery, France Son of Harry Dickens Valentine and Edith Emma Valentine, nee Stenning, of Buckingham.

The birth (07 August 1912) of George Albert Valentine was registered in Headington, Oxfordshire, England during the third quarter of 1912 and was baptised in Summertown, Oxfordshire, England on 13 October 1912.

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