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Major MATTHEW PERCEVAL BUCKLE

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 27 October 1914

Age 45 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ

XXIX. C. 41.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Distinguished Service Order, Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of Admiral C. E. Buckle, R.N.; husband of Marjorie Ethel Grace Buckle, of Sansthorpe Hall, Spilsby, Lincs.
  • Personal Inscription WHO STANDS IF FREEDOM FALLS WHO DIES IF ENGLAND LIVES
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Buried or commemorated at

CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 7661
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