Budleigh Past and Present

Continued from 3 July 1941 ‘Always in our thoughts Gone but not forgotten’: Private Clifton Ernest Woolacott (1921-41)  https://budleighpastandpresent.blogspot.com/2020/12/ww2-75-3-july-1941-always-in-our.html   Budleigh Salterton War Memorial It’s no surprise to find Horace Bucknell’s name on Budleigh Salterton War memorial. St Peter’s Burial Ground on Moor Lane has nine Bucknell family graves, including that of Horace’s parents, William  Thomas, and Annie Jane Bucknell,  née Sage.  Aircraftman 1st Class Horace Bucknell (1905-41) Royal Air Force They appear to have lived at 25 Jocelyn Road in Budleigh, and died in 1944 and 1946 respectively. Thomas William's father was Ephraim Bucknell, who is recorded in the Budleigh Salterton 1891 Census as a coal merchant, living at Granary Cottages. Horace's parents had seven children in all: Ephraim, Horace, Edith (to whom the postcard below is addressed), Dorothy, William, Irene and Grace.    The...