Mr & Mrs Buggs of The Ship, Puddledock, are mourning the loss of their son Corporal W. Buggs, who was killed in action on August 16th 1917. He was educated at Wilmington School and enlisted in December 1914. A letter received from the Chaplain, states “He was loved and respected by everyone who knew him and his name stood for anything that was brave and soldier like. He was absolutely without fear and the men would have followed him anywhere. It will be some little comfort to you to know after he was hit he did not suffer, as death was instantaneous. I expect you have seen in the papers, how splendidly the battalion did at Langemarck, it was there your boy fell and it is to him and brave fellows like him that victory was won.”

A letter was also received from his Captain stating he was killed. He says “ He was a good NCO and will be a great loss to the company. Just before he was killed, he did some very good work in keeping his platoon together under heavy shell-fire and if he had lived he would undoubtedly have received some decoration in recognition of his bravery. His death has caused a gap which it will be difficult to fill”