Ambrose Buckland
Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 26528
Parents: Hannah and Henry Buckland
Marital status: Single
Home address: 25 Bellevue Road, St. George, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Chocolater worker
Date of birth: 1894
Place of birth: Kingswood, Bristol
Date of death: 31/07/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Not commemorated on a local memorial
Age: 22
Further information:
Ambrose was born in Kingswood the son of a stableman and a middle child of eleven children with three brothers and seven sisters.
Ambrose's battalion (the 13th (Service) Battalion (Forest of Dean Pioneer) Gloucestershire Regiment) mobilised to France in March 1916 and fought in The Battles of The Somme. Ambrose was killed in action on the first day of the Battles of Ypres, during The Battle of Pilckem Ridge (31/07/1917). The Battle was a victory for the allies and the Ridge was taken, but at a cost of 32,000 casualties including Ambrose. Ambrose is buried in the cemetery adjacent to the Advance Dressing Station where he would have been taken when he fell.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
Some information provided by Kingswood Heritage Museum