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Alfred Ruffield (Alf) Buckley (1892–1963)

Alfred Ruffield (Alf) Buckley

Alfred Ruffield (Alf) Buckley (1892-1963) boilermaker, Communist and trade union leader  Birth: 25 August 1892 at Gillingham, Kent, England, son of William Thomas Buckley (1851-1926), a ship engine fitter born in Malta, and Alice, née Jones (1871-1941), born in Pembroke, South Wales. Marriages: (1) 4 June 1921 in St John’s Church, Newcastle, New South Wales to Alethea Ward (1896-1929), born in Framlingham, England. They had two daughters and three sons. (2) 11 May 1940 at Lambton, Newcastle,...

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