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Member Since: July 2007 Posts: 361 Send Message	Clare	Report	11 Nov 2007 17:31
Member Since: July 2007 Posts: 361 Send Message	Hi, I'm trying to find information on two of my great-grandfathers that my dad said were both in the Battle of Somme: their names were Charles Henry Buckfield (possibly East Surrey Rifles) and William Cogdon (Durham Light Infantry). Where can I find information about them and their part in the war? Thanks, Clare
Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 24 956 Send Message	LindainHerriotCountry	Report	11 Nov 2007 17:38
	The only Charles buckfield on the newly released burnt records is Charles Buckfield 37 abt 1879 43 Ely Road, Croydon 1916 if it is him, the image of the first page is there. there is no record for William. I assume they survived, if not you will find the deaths on the commonwealth war graves site Linda
Member Since: July 2007 Posts: 361 Send Message	Clare	Report	11 Nov 2007 17:42
Member Since: July 2007 Posts: 361 Send Message	Sorry you just confused me...where do you mean when you say it's there? My dad is now telling me his dad was born on Ely Road...where did you find this? :S They did survive...Charles did the whole thing more than once apparently... :S
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 962 Send Message	Linda	Report	11 Nov 2007 17:44
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 962 Send Message	There's a medal card for William Cogdon of the Durham Light Infantry on the National Archives site (£3.50 to download) http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?queryType=1&resultcount=1&Edoc_Id=2020580
Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 24 956 Send Message	LindainHerriotCountry	Report	11 Nov 2007 17:44
	The record is on Ancestry, but you need a sub, i will send you a pm Linda
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 20 615 Send Message	Heather	Report	11 Nov 2007 17:48
	On ancestry WW1 pension records there is a Charles Edward (not Henry) Buckfield - have you got ancestry? It would be worth you taking a free trial just to get the pensions records for the Surrey Buckfields Id have thought. This is Charles Name: Charles Edward Buckfield Estimated Birth Year: abt 1888 Age at enlistment: 26 Birth Parish: Sutton Birth County: Surrey Document Year: 1914 Regimental Number: 416 Number of Images: 15 AND the other Surrey Buckfields with pension records on ancestry: Record Charles Edward Buckfield abt 1888 Sutton Surrey 15 View Record Henry Buckfield abt 1868 7 View Record Henry James Buckfield 35 View Record Horace Buckfield abt 1890 Sutton Surrey 8 View Record Richard Buckfield abt 1869 4 View Record Richard Horace Buckfield abt 1880 Sutton Surrey 4 View Record William Joseph Buckfield abt 1897 Croydon Surrey 7 I tell you whats interesting about Charles Buckfield (a wreathmaker!?) - he is in the Durham Light infantry too! I wonder if he and your other GreatGrandad were mates?
Member Since: July 2007 Posts: 361 Send Message	Clare	Report	11 Nov 2007 18:14
Member Since: July 2007 Posts: 361 Send Message	Thanks Heather, I've already tried the free trial...and it won't let me do it again it just blocks me! nm And the Durham thing is just odd!! And a very weird coincidence...especially as I know they were both in battles together... Thanks! Clare P.S. he's a flower seller on every other document!
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 20 615 Send Message	Heather	Report	11 Nov 2007 18:39
	Clare, you can still do a 14 day trial - but you have to put card details in. I know the 3 day one seems to have finished. Why dont you buy a family treemaker 2006 from one of the online sellers - only a tenner including 14 days on ancestry. Youll need a better family tree program than GRs and you can create your own home page and back up FTM to a cd or to internet storage.

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