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Heze Buddle was born in Dyer Lane, Beverley the 29 Apr 1893, the son of George Buddle, a butcher and tripe dresser, and Lucy (nee Willingham), he was baptised on 29 Apr 1894 at St Mary's Church. The family lived at 88 Walkergate, Beverley. Heze joined the Church Lads' Brigade. By 1911 he was working as assistant to his father in the family business.
Pte 57010 Heze Buddle enlisted in The West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own), The Bradford Rifles. He served with the 2nd/6th and the 1st/6th Battalions. He may have embarked for France with the 2nd/6th Battalion on 8 Jan 1917. After fighting in the Battles of Arras and Cambrai, this Battalion was disbanded on 31 Jan 1918 and the men were drafted as reinforcements to depleted units of the Regiment. A large proportion transferred to the 1st/ 6th Battalion. The German Army launched its Spring Offensive on 21 Mar 1918. The Battle of the Lys - 'Operation Georgette', on 11 Apr the Battalion moved to Mount Kemmel, south west of Ypres, and it was here Heze Buddle lost his life. His body was never recovered. He was declared 'missing presumed killed’ on or about 14 Apr 1918. He was twenty-four years old.
Over a year later, on 21 Jun 1919, the Beverley Guardian reported that his grieving parents had finally received official confirmation from the War Office of their son's death.
Heze was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. He is remembered with honour on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Flanders. His name is inscribed on the Beverley War Memorial, Hengate; the Soldiers' Chapel, Beverley Minster and on the Beverley Church Lads' Brigade Honours Board.
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