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Lieutenant William Henry Buddell

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Lieutenant William Henry Buddell

Birth
Southwark, London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England
Death
2 Feb 1919 (aged 40)
Namur, Belgium
Burial
Sambreville, Arrondissement de Namur, Namur, Belgium
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Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment) Age 40 Near North-West corner of old part.


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Military Service-

Rank: Lieutenant

Age: 20

Force: Army

Unit: Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)

Division: 26th Battalion

Honours and Awards: Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)

A commercial traveller by trade, he enlisted in the CEF on 23 Nov 1914 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. He'd had previous military experience: 4 years with the 4th Battalion R. W. Surrey; one year with the City of London Regiment in South Africa.

Son of William Henry and Elizabeth Ann Buddell of Garthorne Road in Forest Hill, London, England.

Lieutenant William Henry Buddell is commemorated on Page 530 of Canada's First World War Book of Remembrance.


Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal "For conspicuous gallantry
in action. He displayed great courage and determination in getting ammunition
and supplies to the front line under very heavy fire." London Gazette, 13
February 1917. Died of Broncho-Pneumonia while a patient in No. 48 Casualty

Clearing Station, Namur, Belgium.



Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment) Age 40 Near North-West corner of old part.


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Military Service-

Rank: Lieutenant

Age: 20

Force: Army

Unit: Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)

Division: 26th Battalion

Honours and Awards: Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)

A commercial traveller by trade, he enlisted in the CEF on 23 Nov 1914 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. He'd had previous military experience: 4 years with the 4th Battalion R. W. Surrey; one year with the City of London Regiment in South Africa.

Son of William Henry and Elizabeth Ann Buddell of Garthorne Road in Forest Hill, London, England.

Lieutenant William Henry Buddell is commemorated on Page 530 of Canada's First World War Book of Remembrance.


Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal "For conspicuous gallantry
in action. He displayed great courage and determination in getting ammunition
and supplies to the front line under very heavy fire." London Gazette, 13
February 1917. Died of Broncho-Pneumonia while a patient in No. 48 Casualty

Clearing Station, Namur, Belgium.



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