Richard Buckingham wrote:- My great uncle Ernest Christopher Buckingham. Private 9991 Ox & Bucks Light Infantry. He is mentioned on the Menin Gate memorial. Brother to Shadrack “Jack” Buckingham who used to live at 1 Spring Cottages, Weald. Grampy Jack then named his eldest son Ernest (Josie and John Buckingham’s dad), and gave my dad Charlie the middle name of Christopher.
David Elward WWII. Evan David Elward left the coal mines to join the RAF. He arrived at RAF Brize Norton just before the outbreak of WW11. As a sergeant, he was posted to the Far East and saw service in India and Burma. In 1941 , he married Bamptonian Vera Tanner after meeting at a dance in the Village Hall, organised by Mrs. Glenister, wife of the railway Station Master. After the war, David spent the rest of his life in Bampton, the village he loved. He had two daughters with Vera, Jean (Jones) and Janet (Newman).
The two garlands made in 2019. Ruth Wheeler and Dawn Knight have been responsible for keeping the garland tradition going. In 2023, Emily Smith bravely took on this task with a huge amount of success.
CBL. Milk float converted to house refrigeration unit. CBL Electric Vehicles was established in Moonraker Lane, Bampton in 1978. They are specialists in electric vehicles.
Converted milk float for carrying wine.CBL Electric Vehicles, of Moonraker Lane, Bampton, have been servicing, converting and selling electric vehicles since 1978.
