Lance Corporal 8240 Archibald Hugo BUCKLEY

South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One

Lance Corporal 8240 Archibald Hugo BUCKLEY - 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Killed in Action on Sunday, September 3rd 1916 aged 20

Military History


Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France & Flanders	1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals	Thiepval Memorial

Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
31 Jul 1915 in France	~	Hockley Heath Church
		Hockley Heath War Memorial
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted
Battle of Guillemont (Somme)	September 1914 in Birmingham

Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units	Other War Memorials
Bois de Falfemont	~	~

Circumstances of Death

Hugo is listed as being killed in action on 3 Sep 1916. The 16th Battalion war diary entry for 3 Sep 1916 is transcribed, in full, below:

War Diary - 12.05 am to 1.30pm - Preparation

Casement Trench Sept 3:

12.5am: Bttn moved to Casement Trench arriving at 2.45am
10.40am: Message received – Battn to be prepared to move out at moments notice
11.12am: Order to move to Malzhorn Trench received
11.40am: Bttn moved to Malzhorn Trench in following order A.B.C.D arriving at 12.15 midday
1.30pm: Battn ordered to move to trench south of Angle Wood, arrived there at 4pm

War Diary - 4pm to 10.35pm - Forming Up & The Attack

Angle Wood Sept 3:

4pm: Arrival reported to 13^th & 15^th Infantry Bde
1.30pm: I was asked to report to 13^th & 15^th Inf Bde on the way up
5.45pm: I gave orders to Capt Dingley to bring his Company to slot trench on reverse slope of hill immediately in front of Angle Wood
6.15pm: I issued operation orders to Capt Dingley OC B Coy to attack in conjunction with one Coy 1^st Cheshire Regt German front line trench from B.2.b.0.3 to B.2.d.4.7 ref Longueval trench map 57C 1/10,000 at 6.30pm
6.30pm: I ordered Capt J de R Phillip OC D coy to occupy trench vacated by B Coy
6.31pm: Intense enemy machine gun fire
6.42pm: O.C. 1^st Cheshire Regt reports that his Coy failed to reach their objective
6.50pm: Message received from 13^th Inf Bde that the Battn was in Div Reserve & not at disposal of 13^th Inf Bde and was to remain in present position
7.5pm: I replied that message was not received until 6.50pm the attack meanwhile having taken place as 1^st Cheshire had not sufficient men for the frontage allotted
6.55pm: Message from Capt Dingley to say attack had failed
7.5pm: Message sent to Capt Dingley ordering him to withdraw at 8.15pm to trench beside Bttn HQ
7.0pm: I sent situation report by pigeon to Div
9pm: I ordered 1^st Cheshire Regt to send out patrols to try and get in touch with the French and link up with defensive posts. Message sent to 15^th Inf Bde asking if they could make arrangements to remove wounded
10.30pm: B & D Coys return to trench running along southern edge of Angle Wood
10.35pm: 1^st Norfolk Regt & 1^st Cheshire Regt take over firing line right and left respectively. 2^nd KOSB, 15^th Warwicks & 14^th Warwicks relieved and withdrawn to Casement Trench. End

Personal & Family History

Birth Date/Place	Baptism Date/Place
12 Oct 1896 in Bentley Heath	22 Nov 1896 at Knowle

Parents Names	Abode
Walter Thomas and Emily Buckley	Box Trees, Hockley Heath

Schools	Colleges
	~

Address History	Employment History
1896 - Bentley Heath, Knowle	1911 - School age
1901 - Keepers Lodge, Monkspath, Hockley Heath	1914 - Not found
1911 - Box Trees, Hockley Heath
1917 - Monkspath Wood, Hockley Heath

Birth and baptism registered in name Archibald Hugo Buckley, known as Hugo
Father Walter was Game Keeper at Monkspath - owned by Capt J.O. Muntz who also fell

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