Herbert George Buck

A Private with 10th Bn. Herbert died on 1st of March 1917 at the age of 20. 

Herbert was born at Lowestoft in 1897, a son of Robert and Florence Buck. He was baptised at Saint John's Church, Lowestoft, on 5 March 1897 and his family lived at 38 Clemence Street. By 1901 they were living at 24 Stevens Street and by 1911 they had moved to 7 Essex Road and Herbert worked as a paper boy for a newsagent.

Herbert enlisted in the Army at Lowestoft in March 1916. He joined The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) and was posted to the 10th battalion, in France, in September 1916 and he served with C Company.

On 24 February 1917 men of the 10th Battalion took part in a raid on enemy lines at Hollanscheschuur Salient. One German officer, 54 men and one machine gun were captured. However, the 10th Battalion lost two officers killed and two wounded; 26 men killed, 91 wounded and 11 men missing. 

Herbert was amongst those wounded and he was admitted to 139 Field Ambulance with multiple shrapnel wounds to his right arm with a compound fractur of his right the humerus. On 25 April 1917 he was transferred to No 3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station. He died from his wounds, at the Clearing Station, on 1 March 1917.