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Bunn E W 2nd Lt 5th Suffolk Regiment

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BUNN, ERNEST WALTON, 2nd Lieut., 5th (Territorial) Battn. The Suffolk Regt., 3rd and yst. s. of Arthur Edwin Bunn, of 6, Hospital Road, Bury St. Edmunds, by his wife, Laura Lavania, dan. of William Blomfield Meggs; b. Bury St. Edmunds, co. Suffolk, 14 April, 1898; edue. Guildhall Feoffment School there; joined the 5th Suffolk Regt. 9 Sept. 1914. but on account of his youth was not accepted for overseas service: gazetted 2nd Lieut. 10 Jan. 1918: and died at No. 2 Eastern General Hospital. Brighton. 11 June following, of wounds accidentally received during bombing practice at Crowborough. Buried at Bury St. Edmunds. His Commanding Officer wrote: “I had the greatest confidence in him, for he was a fine character. Had he the chance, he would have proved a gallant officer in the field.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bunn E A Pte 1461 4th Middlesex Regiment

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BUNN, ERNEST ARTHUR, Private. No. 1461. 4th (Reserve) Battn. The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regt.), eldest s. of Arthur Bunn, of 19. Town Road, Edmonton, London, N., by his wife, Mary Ann. dau. of Charles Radley; and brother to Able Seaman A. Bunu (q.c.); b. Edmonton, N., in 1884; educ. St. James’s School there; enlisted in Aug. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and died 18 May, 1915, from wounds received in action at Bailleul. Buried there; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

 

Bunn A AB 2334 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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BUNN, ALFRED, Able Seaman, No. 2334. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, s. of Arthur Bunn, of 19. Town Road. Edmonton, London.. N., by his wife, Mary Ann, dau. of Charles Radley; and brother to Private E. A. Bunn (q.r.): b. Edmonton, N., 1897: edue. there joined the Royal Naval Voluneer Reserve 19 June, 1915, and was lost at sea 12 Jan. 1918, while on active service; unm.

Source : De Rivigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bunker C J Pte 31773 11th Northumberland Fusiliers

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Bunker C J Pte 31773 11th Northumberland Fusiliers

BUNKER, CHARLES JOHN, Private. No. 31773, 11th (Service) Battn. The Northumberland Fusiliers, s. of John Thomas Bunker, of 20, Burford Road, Catford, S.E., by his wife, Ada Amelia, dau. of an. of Charles Brigden; b. Catford, London, S.E., 27 June, 1893; educ. Kilmore Road Forest County Council School; enlisted in the Northumberland Fusiliers 7 April, 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France from June, 1916: subsequently proceeded to Italy, and died there 28 Oct. 1918, of wounds received in action on the Italian front. Buried there. He m. at Lewisham, in 1914, Ellen Georgina, dau. of John Gedge, and had two children: Charles John, b. 5 April, 1915, and Agnes Ada, b. 12 June, 1918.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bullock T W Lt Col 1st Dorset Regiment

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BULLOCK, THOMAS WILLIAM, Lieut. Col., 1st Battn. (39th Foot) The Dorsetshire Regt., eldest s. of Samuel Bullock, I.S.O., of Holly Nook, Walton-on-Thames, late Superintendent for Wrecks, etc., Board of Trade, by his wife, Fanny Sarah, dau. of the late Edmund Hartley, of Banbury; b. London, 5 July, 1874; educ. privately; at Wilson Grammar School, and King’s College; gazetted 2nd Lieut. 1st West India Regt. 6 Oct. 1900; promoted Lieut. 19 June, 1901: appointed Adjutant 13 June, 1904; promoted Capt. 25 May. 1910, Major 11 Dec. 1915, and Lieut. Col. 28 July, 1917: served with his regiment in Bermuda, Barbadoes and Jamaica, and superintended its transfer to the West Coast of Africa, where he did useful work in the fight with malaria; was attached as Adjutant to the 23rd London Regt. (T.F.) 23 Aug. 1908, transferring to the 1st Dorsetshire Regt. in 1910: he was subsequently appointed Recruiting Officer for Dorset, and Adjutant of the Special Reserve, 2 April, 1912. On the outbreak of war, in Aug. 1914, he was attached to the Wyke Regis Training Camp: served (on the General Staff) with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 5 Feb 1016; was lnvalided home the following June; on recovery was appointed Brigade-Major to the 223rd Provincial Brigade: returned to France 15 June, 1917. and was appointed Lient. Col. in command of the 12th Manchester Regt. 28 July following; was transferred to the 5th Leicestershire Regt. 7 Jan. 1918, and to the 1st Dorsetshire Regt. as Lieut. Col. in command on the 21st of the same month, and was killed in action by the bursting of a shell at Donchy-les-Ayette, between Arras and Albert. 11 April following. Buried in Bienvillers Churchyard.

The Brigadier-General of the brigade to which the 1st Dorsetshire Regt, belonged was killed in action at this time, but the Brigadier-General of the ist Manchester Regt. wrote expressing his appreciation of the sterling good work Col. Bullock did while in command of that battalion, and his deep regret that he had not received a reward for all he had done. The Adjutant (of the 1st Dorsetshire Regt.) wrote: “The men are all very cut up about the loss of the colonel. Their letters are full of it, and in several cases I have read: He was the best Commanding Officer we have ever had. He was always so considerate, and looked after the welfare of the men,” and the Doctor also wrote: “He was the finest colonel I have had. without a doubt, and always his first care was for his officers and men, and he used to be most careful to see that they were as comfortable as possible, and was continually asking me whether anything more could be done for their comfort and health. It was a big loss to us.” During his connection with the training camp at Wyke Regis Col. Bullock, in collaboration with another officer, published a booklet entitled: “An Aid to All Instructors.” eight editions of which have since been issued. Prior to the war he also prepared a scheme of mobilization which won distinct approval, and has been extensively used. He m. (1st) at Barbadoes, 12 May. 1003, Constance Lade (who died Nov. 1914), dau. of the late G. H. Snape. M.R.C.S., and had two sons: Reginald Thomas Sinclair, b. 24 Dec. 1904, and Brian Otley. b. 2 Nov. 1910 and (2ndly) at Taunton, 26 Sept. 1916, Millicent Mary, dau. of Samuel White. of Highlands. Taunton; s.p.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Buller L M Lt 1st Lincolnshire Regiment

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BULLER, LESLEY MONTAGU, Lieut.. 1st Battn. (10th Foot) The Lincolnshire Regt., yst. s. of the late Col. Henry Montagu Buller, Central India Horse, by his wife. Mary (12. Eaton Terrace. S.W.). dau. of the late James Jackson: b. London, 29 July. 1886; educ. Eton, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; gazetted 2nd Lieut. The Lincolnshire Regt. 6 Oct. 1906: promoted Lieut. 21 June, 1911: served in India with the 1st Battn. from Dec. 1906. returning to England in 1911: served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Aug. 1914; was reported wounded and missing after the fighting at Frameries. near Mons, on the 24th of the same month, and is now presumed to have been killed in action while on outpost duty on that date. When at Eton Lieut. Buller was in Miss Evans’s House, and played in the house teams that won the cricket and football cups in 1904, in which year he won the School Science Prize: unm

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Buie H Sergt 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles

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Buie H Sergt 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles

BUIE, HUGH, Sergt., No. 835683, Canadian Mounted Rifles, Canadian Expeditionary Force, eldest s. of the late Archibald Buie, of Colonsay, by his wife, Marion (-) (63, Belvedere Road, Montreal); b. Colonsay, co. Argyle, 25 Aug. 1898 educ. at Oban, and Sandbank; went to Canada in Sept. 1913, and settled at Montreal, in the employ of the Grand Trunk Railway Company: volunteered for foreign service, and enlisted in the 145th (Kingston) Battn. in March. 1916, subsequently transferring to the Canadian Mounted Rifles: served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Dec., and was killed in action by the explosion of a shell at Passchendaele 26 Oct. 1917. Buried where he fell: unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Buick D Sergt MM 65295 Royal Engineers

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Buick D Sergt MM 65295 Royal Engineers

BUICK, DAVID, M.M., Sergt., No. 65295, Royal Engineers, s. of the late William (and Mary) Buick, of Mornity Farm, Alyth; b. Alyth, co. Perth, 26 April, 1889; educ. Public School there; was a Carpenter; came from Canada in Dec. 1914; enlisted in the Royal Engineers 25 Jan. 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 8 Sept. following: was reported wounded and missing after the fighting at Epéhy 22 March, 1918, and is now assumed to have been killed in action on or about that date. He was awarded the Military Medal for bravery and devotion to duty in the field; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bugler W G Cpl 202244 7th Worcestershire Regiment

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BUGLER, WILLIAM GEORGE, Corpl.. No. 202244. 1/7th (Territorial) Battn The Worcestershire Regt., 2nd s. of Charles (and Mary Jane) Bugler. of Clifton Maubank, near Yeovil, co. Somerset; b. Yeovil aforesaid, 15 June, 1891 educ. Council School there was a Commercial Traveller joined the Worcestershire Regt. 3 April, 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Aug.: subsequently proceeded to Italy, and was killed in action 15 June, 1918. Buried in the Cestuna British Cemetery, south-south-west of Asigo unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Budenberg D H 2nd Lt 17th Manchester Regiment

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BUDENBERG, DONALD HARLOW, 2nd Lieut. (Acting Capt.), 17th (Service) Battn. The Manchester Regt., 2nd s. of Christian Frederick Budenberg. of Somerville, Marple, co. Chester, M.Sc., M.Inst.M.E., Managing Director of the Budenberg Gauge Company Ltd., by his wife, Janet Somerville, dau. of the late Robert Harlow; b. Marple aforesaid. 13 July, 1896; educ. Clifton (‘ollege; was an Undergraduate at Trinity College. Cambridge; joined the Cambridge University O.T.C. in Dec. 1915: entered the Gailes Cadet School 31 July, 1916, and wa-gazetted 2nd Lient. The Manchester Regt. 8 Dec. following; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Jan. 1917, and was killed in action near Voormezeele 25 April, 1918. His Commanding Officer wrote: had known your son for sonre tittle time when I was with the 17th Battn.. and I saw and heard nothing but good of him. I have heard and seen examples of his personal courage, and have no hesitation in saying that he was the most promising officer in the battalion.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvignny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

BUDENBERG, DONALD HARLOW. Son of Christian F. Budenberg, M.Sc., Somerville, Marple. Born 1896 at Marple. Clifton Coll. M.U.: 1914; Student, Engineering; O.T.C. Oct. 1914 to Oct. 1915. Gaz. Jan. 1916; 16th Bn. Manch. R.; Capt.; Western Front. Killed 25th April 1918 near Voormezeele, Ypres.

Source : Manchester University Roll Of Service 1914-1918