John William Bucksey (1887-1918)

Forenames: 

John William

Family Name: 

Bucksey

Gender: 

  • Male

Date of Birth: 

1887

Date of Death: 

6th May 1918

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Quarter: 

July-September

Year: 

1887

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Born in Soberton, the sixth of eleven children.
The 1891 census lists the family on Hambledon Lane, Soberton, his father was a shepherd. By the 1901 census the family lived at Stoneridge, Catherington, and at age 14 was working as a Shepherd Boy.
By the 1911 census the family lived at East Hoe Cottages, Soberton and he was working as a Shepherd.
He died in WWI serving with 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment in France;