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British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 about William Henry Richard Buck
Name: William Henry Richard Buck
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882
Age at enlistment: 29
Birth Parish: Peckham
Birth County: Middlesex
Document Year: 1911
Regimental Number: 1144
Regiment Name: 1st. Batt. Coy L. (Reg. Fus.)
Number of images: 15

a second lot of images, wife as per known, and marriage to Grace Burgess at Poland st registry office, Sep 3rd 1909

also a letter written by him in 1921 to ask for his war medals.

I looked at military records, because I wondered if the children were fostered because parents were coping with war injuries? but I can't see anything of that nature, but it does appear that his claim for a pension was "rejected".

I have trouble attaching records but perhaps someone else can send the images if you haven't got them ?

Val. am sitting here looking up yr family. Have googled Lma and hammer smith and Fulham archives. Couldn't find anything.. For me to go to hammer smith archives I need to book an appointment. I can ring tomorrow and try and get an appointment but being open ten to four only is a bit of a bugger... I have written everything down so let me know if you want me to make an appointment. Kim

Ah and yet another lot of records, discharged 1917 medically unfit, "Lenticular cataract, primary and acquired ( double)"

Name: William Henry Richard Buck
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882
Age at enlistment: 33
Document Year: 1915
Regimental Number: 21039
Regiment Name: No.116 PROTECTION COMPY ROYAL DEFENCE CORPS
Number of images: 8

I wonder if his poor eyesight ( which it says he had as a child but had worsened during service) may have been a problem in getting work when he retuurned to civilian life?

A long haul but has anyone checked the Poor Law and Guardian records on Ancestry for admin and discharge,,,,,,for Fulham or Hammersmith.....

Kay, I just had a quick look but can't see that there is anything for the years it would be.

Thank to everyone for your efforts.
I would love to see the images if possible.
I have learned a lot that I did not know before about my grandfather.

If you refer to the service record images, they can be seen on Ancestry.

Take out a 14-day free trial, and you will be able to download them to your computer

I have a similar family in my husbands tree. They claimed parish relief before the kids went into care, and because of that I was able to find info at the records office under parish poor law.