Subject: RE: FOI / Records Request – Deaths of William (Billy) Buckler (1990) and Mary Doreen Williams (1983)
From: Coroner Admin
Direction: received
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:33 UTC
Institution: Coroner's Service (RCT Council)
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Archive id: gm-1a0233d2f962eabc
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Good morning, Mr Buckler
Thank you for your e-mail dated 20/08/2026.

Although appointed and paid for by local councils, the coroner is not a local government officer but holds office under the Crown.

Coroners are not designated as public authorities under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and therefore their records are not subject to the information access regime of this Act.

Please let me know if I can be of further assistance.
Kind Regards
Bev Morgan


From: Sion Buckler  
Sent: 20 August 2026 20:34
To: Coroner Admin  
Subject: FOI / Records Request – Deaths of William (Billy) Buckler (1990) and Mary Doreen Williams (1983)

Dear Coroner’s Office,

I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and as an interested person to request any records held by the South Wales Central Coroner’s Service relating to the following two deaths:

1. William (Billy) Buckler
   - Late of Great House Farm, Llandough
   - Died at Llandough Hospital on or about 29 May 1990, aged 41
   - Reported cause: heart attack
   - Funeral 5 June 1990, Bethesda Chapel, Dinas Powys; interment St Michael’s Church, Michaelston-le-Pit

2. Mary Doreen Williams
   - Born 10 August 1913
   - Death registered March 1983, South Glamorgan (Vol 28, Page 3029)

Please advise whether either death was reported to the Coroner, whether a post-mortem or inquest was held, and what documentation (reports, police referrals, hospital communications, etc.) remains available. Please also confirm the procedure, identification required, any fees, and timescales for release to next-of-kin or interested persons.

I can supply further identifying details, proof of interest, and contemporary newspaper cuttings / family notes upon request.

Thank you for your assistance.

Yours faithfully,

Sion Buckler (Ret'd Sergeant)
Royal Signals Cyber and Electronic Warfare Professional and Life Member

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