John Leslie Buckland

Private John Leslie Buckland although serving with the 1/24th battalion, London regiment he was formerly 33754 Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment) He attested at Sutton in Ashfield on 8th December 1915 giving his age as 20 yrs and 345 days, he was a plumber ,his religion as Congregationalist he was posted to the reserves. He was mobilised for war on 28th January 1916 at Derby and joined the Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment). He embarked at Folkestone on the 4th September 1916 for the destination of Boulogne and at the end of September was posted to the 9th battalion of the Sherwood Foresters. His medical records show that he received gunshot wounds during November 1916 to the head and right foot and was initially treated at the 26th General Hospital at Etaples before being transferred to England. He spent 29 days at the General Hospital in Northampton, 8 days at the VAD Golf Club, Church Brampton and 73 days at the VAD Auxiliary Hospital, Northampton. His report states that there was no injury to the bone. He was deemed fit and returned to the trenches but was again injured by a gun shot wound to the left hand during September 1917. He was hospitalised at the 56 General Hospital in Etaples. He was reported ‘missing in the field’ on 30th August 1918. Just five days earlier he had been transferred to the 1st /24th London Regiment. He is remembered on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. He was awarded the British War and Victory Medals.

Additional information courtesy of Lynne Weston