Name
Arthur Burdett Buck
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
01/11/1917
27
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
101075
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
49th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY
VIII. F. 10
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Baldock Town Memorial,
St Mary the Virgin Church Memorial, Baldock
Pre War
Born 11th December 1889, son of Charles A. and Agnes Buck, late of Baldock, Herts
Wartime Service
Arthur joined at Alberta, Canada, and spent his entire service with the Canadian Forces.
He was severely wounded on 31st of October 1917 and died the next day.
Additional Information
Arthur is also commemorated on the family headstone in Baldock Cemetery, his inscription reads:
“. . . ALSO OF ARTHUR BURDETT BUCK PRIVATE 19TH. CANADIANS
KILLED IN ACTION AT PASSCHENDAELA 1ST. NOVEMBER 1917. AGED 27 YEARS."
The rest of the inscription is not clear.
Acknowledgments
Derry Warners
Adrian Pitts, Paul Johnson
