Forenames:
John William
Family Name:
Bucksey
Gender:
- Male
Date of Birth:
1887
Date of Death:
6th May 1918
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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;