Subject: Re: Enquiry regarding historical deaths – William Buckler (1990) and Mary Doreen Williams (1983)
From: Sion Buckler
Direction: sent
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:23 UTC
Institution: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Refs: none
Archive id: gm-1a035df692bb0640
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Gentleman! 🙏🏻

On Mon, 24 Aug 2026, 16:16 Tim Knifton (NWSSP - Information Governance), <
[email redacted]> wrote:

> Glad I could help you, best of luck with your further enquiries.
>
> Tim
>
> Sent from Outlook for iOS  
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Sion Buckler  
> *Sent:* Monday, 24 August 2026 19:20:53
> *To:* Tim Knifton (NWSSP - Information Governance) <
> [email redacted]>
> *Subject:* Re: FW: Enquiry regarding historical deaths – William Buckler
> (1990) and Mary Doreen Williams (1983)
>
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> Tim,
>
> It's been pleasure.
> God bless you.
> Good drills.
>
> Sion Buckler (Ret'd Sergeant)
> [phone redacted]
>
> On Mon, 24 Aug 2026, 06:16 Tim Knifton (NWSSP - Information Governance), <
> [email redacted]> wrote:
>
> Dear Mr Buckler,
>
>
>
> My responses in red below.
>
>
>
> Tim
>
>
>
> *From:* Sion Buckler  
> *Sent:* 24 August 2026 10:11
> *To:* Tim Knifton (NWSSP - Information Governance) <
> [email redacted]>
> *Subject:* Re: FW: Enquiry regarding historical deaths – William Buckler
> (1990) and Mary Doreen Williams (1983)
>
>
>
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>
>
> Mr Knifton,
>
> Thank you for confirming that, having read the points, you confirm that
> this is the correct position.
>
> Before the matter is closed, I would be grateful if I could clarify one
> important point about the scope of that confirmation, as I do not wish the
> correspondence to be capable of being interpreted more broadly than the
> searches actually undertaken.
>
> My understanding is that your confirmation means that *no records were
> found for William Buckler or Mary Doreen Williams on the specific current
> registration systems searched by your registration team*, and that the
> Medical Examiner Service itself has no predecessor records because that
> service did not exist at the time of either death. Correct as explained
> in my original email.
>
> It does *not*, however, mean that searches have established that no
> historical records ever existed in relation to either death, nor that all
> records formerly held by the South Glamorgan Health Authority or its
> constituent hospitals and services have been searched and found not to
> exist. Unless there is something I am misunderstanding? I want to be sure I
> don't overlook any traces of evidence.  Correct, this would be the Health
> Board (Cardiff & Vale or C&V) to determine if records still exist.
>
> In particular, as I understand the position you have confirmed, the
> following remain separate questions outside the scope of the current
> systems search:
>
>    - whether hospital records relating to William Buckler's admission and
>    death at Llandough Hospital on or about 29 May 1990 were created and, if
>    so, whether any survive with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board or an
>    archive; For C&V to confirm
>    - whether equivalent medical, hospital or health-authority records
>    relating to Mary Doreen Williams were created and, if so, where any
>    surviving records are held; For C&V to confirm
>    - whether either death was referred to a coroner or involved a
>    post-mortem, inquest or other separate investigation; For coroner’s
>    office to confirm
>    - whether any relevant records formerly held by the South Glamorgan
>    Health Authority were transferred to a successor body or archive; and For
>    C&V to confirm
>    - where records no longer survive, whether they were destroyed under
>    an applicable retention and disposal process. They would have been
>    completed many years ago but this would be for the responsible Health Body
>    to confirm.
>
> I appreciate that these matters may fall outside your office's remit and I
> am not asking you to undertake those searches yourself. I simply want to
> ensure that the documentary record accurately distinguishes *"no records
> found on the systems searched"* from *"no historical records ever existed
> or survive anywhere within the former health-authority system."*
>
> If that distinction is correct, I would be grateful for your confirmation.
> I will then pursue the surviving-record and archival questions with the
> appropriate successor bodies.
>
> Thank you again for your assistance.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> *Sion Buckler (Ret'd Sergeant)* *Royal Signals Cyber and Electronic
> Warfare Professional and Life Member*
>
>
>
> On Mon, 24 Aug 2026, 05:42 Tim Knifton (NWSSP - Information Governance), <
> [email redacted]> wrote:
>
> Dear Mr Buckler,
>
>
>
> You’re very welcome and glad I could be of some further assistance.
>
>
>
> As requested, reading the points as set out in your email below, this is
> the correct position.
>
>
>
> Yours sincerely,
>
>
>
> *Tim Knifton, MSc Gwybodeg Iechyd/Health Informatics*
>
> *Rheolwr Rheoli Gwybodaeth/**Information Governance Manager*
>
> Partneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru/NHS Wales Shared Services
> Partnership
>
> e-bost/ email: *[email redacted]  *
>
> Rhyngrwyd • Internet:* https://nwssp.nhs.wales/
>  *
>
> Twitter: @nwssp
>
>
>
> Mae PCGC yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn y Gymraeg neu Saesneg.
>
> NWSSP welcomes correspondence in Welsh or English.
>
>
>
> *'Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw ffeiliau sy'n cyd-fynd gyda’r e-bost hwn,
> ddim ond ar gyfer defnydd priodol y derbynnydd/ion, a gall gynnwys
> gwybodaeth sy'n freintiedig, yn gyfrinachol neu eithriedig rhag cael ei
> ddatgelu. Os nad yw'r darllenydd yn dderbynnydd a fwriadwyd i dderbyn yr
> e-bost, gwaherddir unrhyw ddatgeliad, dosbarthiad neu unrhyw gamau eraill y
> cymerwyd neu sydd heb gael eu cymryd gan ddibynnu arno, a gallai fod yn
> anghyfreithlon. Os ydych wedi derbyn yr e-bost hwn trwy gamgymeriad,
> dilewch o'ch system ac yn rhowch wybod i'r anfonwr ar unwaith. Bydd y sawl
> sy’n datgelu unrhyw wybodaeth heb awdurdod i ddatgelu’r wybodaeth a
> gynhwysir yn yr e-bost yn cael eu gwahardd yn llym.’*
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> *From:* Sion Buckler  
> *Sent:* 24 August 2026 09:39
> *To:* Tim Knifton (NWSSP - Information Governance) <
> [email redacted]>
> *Subject:* Re: FW: Enquiry regarding historical deaths – William Buckler
> (1990) and Mary Doreen Williams (1983)
>
>
>
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> attachments.
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>
>
> Mr Knifton,
>
> Very good of you. Thank you for your detailed response and for taking the
> time to clarify the position. I have passed my concerned to the National
> Crime Agency too.
>
> I appreciate the confirmation that the All Wales Medical Examiner Service
> did not exist at the time of either death and that, consequently, it would
> not hold predecessor records relating to deaths in 1983 or 1990.
>
> I am also grateful that you asked the registration team to conduct a
> search and confirmed that no records were found for either individual on
> the systems searched.
>
> For the purposes of maintaining an accurate documentary record, I would be
> grateful if you could clarify one final point. My objective is to
> distinguish clearly between records which were never held by the present
> organisation, records which once existed but have since been destroyed, and
> records which may survive with a successor body or archive.
>
> As I understand your response, the position is as follows:
>
>    - the Medical Examiner Service holds no relevant historical records
>    because the service was not established until 2019;
>    - the primary care registration system and the records searched by
>    your registration team contain no records for either William Buckler or
>    Mary Doreen Williams;
>    - any original hospital or health-authority records relating to these
>    deaths would have fallen under the former South Glamorgan Health Authority
>    and its applicable records-management arrangements;
>    - surviving hospital records relating to William Buckler's death at
>    Llandough Hospital may therefore be held by, or have passed to, Cardiff and
>    Vale University Health Board or another successor/archive repository;
>    - records relating to any coroner referral, post-mortem or inquest, if
>    such events occurred, may have been held separately; and
>    - GP records may have been destroyed under applicable retention
>    arrangements, although the present search has not identified a specific
>    destruction record for either individual.
>
> If that is an accurate summary of your position, no further action is
> required from your office. I would simply be grateful for confirmation,
> particularly that the statement that no records were found does not amount
> to confirmation that no historical records ever existed elsewhere within
> the former South Glamorgan Health Authority system.
>
> Thank you again for clarifying the historical position and for identifying
> Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Glamorgan Archives and the
> coroner's records as the more appropriate avenues for further enquiry.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> *Sion Buckler (Ret'd Sergeant)*
> *Royal Signals Cyber and Electronic Warfare Professional and Life Member*
>
>
>
> On Mon, 24 Aug 2026, 04:56 Tim Knifton (NWSSP - Information Governance), <
> [email redacted]> wrote:
>
> Dear Mr Buckler
>
>
>
> Thank you for your email. As the main contact for Freedom of Information,
> I have not seen your request previously but I will explain what I can in
> regards to your original request:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *I am writing to enquire whether any records or references are held in
> relation to the following historical deaths that occurred in the Cardiff &
> Vale / Llandough area: 1. William (Billy) Buckler    - Died at Llandough
> Hospital on or about 29 May 1990, aged 41    - Reported cause: heart attack
> 2. Mary Doreen Williams    - Born 10 August 1913    - Death registered
> March 1983, South Glamorgan (Vol 28, Page 3029) Although these pre-date the
> current Medical Examiner Service, I would be grateful if you could advise
> whether any legacy records, referrals, or related documentation exist, or
> direct me to the appropriate archive or department that may hold such
> information.*
>
>
>
> The All Wales Medical Examiner Service was introduced on a non-statutory
> basis in 2019. It operated across Wales to provide independent scrutiny of
> deaths that were not referred to a coroner so deaths in 1983 and 1990 would
> not apply in this case. The service became statutory on 9 September 2024,
> when the death certification reforms came into force in England and Wales.
> From that date, independent scrutiny by a Medical Examiner became a legal
> requirement before registration of all non-coronial deaths. Therefore, for
> deaths in 1983/1990, there would have been no Medical Examiner Service.
> Death certification would have been carried out by the attending doctor,
> with referrals made to the coroner where required under the rules that
> existed at the time. The Medical Examiner system only arrived many decades
> later.
>
>
>
> If both deaths occurred in Secondary Care, Hospitals do maintain records
> of deaths that occurred in their facilities, but these are not generally
> public records.
>
>
>
> The official legal record of a death is the death certificate registered
> with the local registrar and held by the General Register Office (GRO). In
> Wales, you can obtain copies of death certificates dating back before 1983
> if the death was registered.  Hospital medical records are usually retained
> under NHS records management policies and may still exist for deaths in
> 1983, but access is restricted because they contain confidential medical
> information.
>
>
>
> If you are researching a specific death from 1990 at Llandough Hospital,
> possible sources are:
>
>
>
>    1. Death certificate from the General Register Office.
>    2. Glamorgan Archives for historical NHS administrative records.
>    3. The relevant NHS body that inherited Llandough Hospital records,
>    now part of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.
>    4. Coroner's records, if an inquest was held.
>
>
>
> In 1990, Llandough Hospital was still an NHS hospital managed through the
> local health authority system. This was under the South Glamorgan Health
> Authority, which was responsible for hospitals in the Cardiff and Vale area
> before NHS trusts were created in the early 1990s and now the Cardiff &
> Vale University Health Board.
>
>
>
> They can be contacted here:
>
>
>
> Health Records - Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
>  
>
>
>
> GP records are generally retained for a long period. Under current NHS
> records management guidance, GP records are typically kept for 10 years
> after a patient's death before being destroyed so these records would be
> out of scope.
>
>
>
> I have asked our registration team to search both patients and there are
> no records found for either patients due to the time elapsed.
>
>
>
> Further comments have been provided below in red for reference.
>
>
>
> I hope that this is an acceptable response.
>
>
>
> Yours sincerely,
>
>
>
> *Tim Knifton, MSc Gwybodeg Iechyd/Health Informatics*
>
> *Rheolwr Rheoli Gwybodaeth/**Information Governance Manager*
>
> Partneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru/NHS Wales Shared Services
> Partnership
>
> e-bost/ email: *[email redacted]  *
>
> Rhyngrwyd • Internet:* https://nwssp.nhs.wales/
>  *
>
> Twitter: @nwssp
>
>
>
> Mae PCGC yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn y Gymraeg neu Saesneg.
>
> NWSSP welcomes correspondence in Welsh or English.
>
>
>
> *'Mae'r e-bost hwn ac unrhyw ffeiliau sy'n cyd-fynd gyda’r e-bost hwn,
> ddim ond ar gyfer defnydd priodol y derbynnydd/ion, a gall gynnwys
> gwybodaeth sy'n freintiedig, yn gyfrinachol neu eithriedig rhag cael ei
> ddatgelu. Os nad yw'r darllenydd yn dderbynnydd a fwriadwyd i dderbyn yr
> e-bost, gwaherddir unrhyw ddatgeliad, dosbarthiad neu unrhyw gamau eraill y
> cymerwyd neu sydd heb gael eu cymryd gan ddibynnu arno, a gallai fod yn
> anghyfreithlon. Os ydych wedi derbyn yr e-bost hwn trwy gamgymeriad,
> dilewch o'ch system ac yn rhowch wybod i'r anfonwr ar unwaith. Bydd y sawl
> sy’n datgelu unrhyw wybodaeth heb awdurdod i ddatgelu’r wybodaeth a
> gynhwysir yn yr e-bost yn cael eu gwahardd yn llym.’*
>
>
>
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> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* Sion Buckler  
> *Sent:* 21 August 2026 08:44
> *To:* SouthWalesCentral MedicalExaminersOffice (Gen126594) <
> [email redacted]>
> *Subject:* Re: Enquiry regarding historical deaths – William Buckler
> (1990) and Mary Doreen Williams (1983)
>
>
>
> WARNING: External email – take care before clicking links or opening
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>
>
>
> Michelle,
>
> Thanks for your prompt response.
>
> I'd like to request an internal review of the handling of my enquiry and,
> insofar as it constitutes a Freedom of Information request, of the
> conclusion that no relevant records are held.
>
> I am not challenging the conclusion simply because it is inconvenient to
> my enquiry. Rather, I would like to establish whether an adequate search
> was undertaken before the conclusion was reached.
>
> Your latest response states that the Medical Examiner Service would not
> hold “any records whatsoever” or have “any knowledge” of these patients.
> Given that the deaths occurred in 1983 and 1990, before the establishment
> of the current Medical Examiner Service, I would be grateful if the
> internal review could specifically establish whether the search extended
> beyond current Medical Examiner records to any relevant predecessor, legacy
> or transferred records. This would have not been something that the
> medical examiner would have been able to complete as explained above.
>
> In particular, could the review please confirm:
>
>    1. What records and information systems were searched; primary care
>    registration system
>    2. Whether any legacy or predecessor records relating to the medical
>    examination or certification of deaths were considered; No legacy
>    records going back to 1983/1990 would be considered as the service
>    concentrates on independent scrutiny of deaths that were not referred to a
>    coroner in the present day
>    3. Whether records relating to Llandough Hospital, where William
>    Buckler is recorded as having died in approximately May 1990, are held by
>    the Medical Examiner Service, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership,
>    another NHS body, or an archive to which you have access or knowledge; As
>    explained above
>    4. Whether any records concerning referrals to a coroner, inquests,
>    post-mortems or other investigations into these deaths would have been held
>    separately from Medical Examiner records;
>    5. Whether the possibility of records having been transferred to an
>    archive or successor organisation was considered; This would have been
>    completed under the old Health Authority and retained for the specific time
>    period under records management policies.
>    6. Whether the statement that no records are held means that no
>    relevant records are held by the South Wales Central Medical Examiner
>    Service specifically, or that searches have established that no such
>    records are held anywhere within NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership; and Medical
>    Examiner was not established until 2019, historic records going back to the
>    1980s and 1990s would not form part of the remit of the service.
>    7. If the records are not held by your organisation, whether you can
>    identify the appropriate current custodian or archive for any surviving
>    historical records. Explained above
>
> For clarity, the individuals concerned are:
>
>    - William (Billy) Buckler – died at Llandough Hospital on or about 29
>    May 1990, aged 41; and
>    - Mary Doreen Williams – born 10 August 1913; death registered in
>    March 1983, South Glamorgan, Vol. 28, p. 3029.
>
> I would be grateful if this could be treated as a formal internal review
> rather than simply a further general enquiry.
>
> I would also ask that the review be undertaken by someone who was not
> responsible for the original response, where practicable.
>
> My purpose is to establish a reliable documentary record and, in
> particular, to distinguish between:
>
> (a) records which do not exist;
>
> (b) records which once existed but have been destroyed;
>
> (c) records which exist but are held by another organisation; and
>
> (d) records which are held within NHS Wales or a predecessor organisation
> but were not identified by the original search.
>
> I would be grateful for confirmation of the review and, where applicable,
> the relevant FOI reference number.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Sion Buckler (Ret'd Sergeant)
>
> Royal Signals Cyber and Electronic Warfare Professional and Life Member
>
>
>
> On Fri, 21 Aug 2026, 04:33 SouthWalesCentral MedicalExaminersOffice
> (Gen126594),  
> wrote:
>
> Good morning
>
>
>
> We would not hold any records whatsoever or have any knowledge of these
> patients.
>
>
>
> Many thanks
>
>
>
> Michelle
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *Swyddfa Ganolog De Cymru* *South Wales Central Office*
>
> *Gwasanaeth Archwilio Meddygol Cymru Gyfan  **All Wales Medical Examiners
> Service*
>
> *Partneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru  **NHS Wales Shared Services
> Partnership*
>
> *Ffon* *Telephone:  [phone redacted]*
>
> *E-bost  **Email: **[email redacted]*
>  
>
> *Gwefan **Website:  *
> *https://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/medical-examiner-service/*
>  
>
>
>
> Mae Partneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn y
> Gymraeg.
>
> NHS Wales Shared Services welcomes correspondence in Welsh.
>
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> y Gymraeg neu Saesneg. Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn y Gymraeg. Ni fydd
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>
> I’m not able to understand Welsh. However NWSSP welcomes correspondence in
> Welsh or English. We welcome correspondence in Welsh and corresponding with
> us in Welsh will not lead to delay.
>
>
>
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> angenrhaid yn rhai o eiddo Partneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru, nac
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>
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>
>
>
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>
> Please be aware that, under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act
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> the content of any emails or correspondence received.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* Sion Buckler  
> *Sent:* 21 August 2026 08:30
> *To:* SouthWalesCentral MedicalExaminersOffice (Gen126594) <
> [email redacted]>
> *Subject:* Re: Enquiry regarding historical deaths – William Buckler
> (1990) and Mary Doreen Williams (1983)
>
>
>
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>
> Dear Michelle,
>
> Thank you for your prompt response and for clarifying that the South Wales
> Central Medical Examiner Service does not hold records dating back to these
> deaths.
>
> I appreciate your advice regarding the registrars' offices. I will follow
> that route.
>
> For completeness, could you please clarify whether, in addition to the
> registration records, you would expect any historical records relating to
> these deaths — for example, medical certificates of cause of death,
> coroner's referrals or inquest records, or archived hospital records — to
> be held by another NHS body, the coroner's service, or an archive rather
> than the registrars?
>
> In particular, I am trying to establish the documentary trail surrounding:
>
>    - William (Billy) Buckler, who died at Llandough Hospital on or about
>    29 May 1990; and
>    - Mary Doreen Williams, whose death was registered in March 1983 in
>    South Glamorgan (Vol. 28, p. 3029).
>
> I understand that the Medical Examiner Service itself did not exist at the
> time, so I am simply trying to identify the correct historical custodian of
> any surviving records.
>
> Thank you again for pointing me in the right direction.
>
> Kind regards,
>
>
>
> Sion Buckler Ret'd Sergeant
>
> Royal Signals Cyber and Electronic Warfare Professional and Life Member
>
>
>
> On Fri, 21 Aug 2026, 03:55 SouthWalesCentral MedicalExaminersOffice
> (Gen126594),  
> wrote:
>
> Good morning
>
>
>
> Thank you for your email
>
>
>
> Unfortunately, we do not hold ay records dating back this far and Data
> Protection would not allow us to release these either if they were held.
>
>
>
> You would therefore need to contact the registrars office in Cardiff and
> the Vale of Glamorgan who may be able to assist you further.
>
>
>
> Kind regards
>
>
>
> Michelle
>
>
>
>
>
> Micehlle Burnett
>
> MES Operations Support Officer
>
> *Swyddfa Ganolog De Cymru* *South Wales Central Office*
>
> *Gwasanaeth Archwilio Meddygol Cymru Gyfan  **All Wales Medical Examiners
> Service*
>
> *Partneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru  **NHS Wales Shared Services
> Partnership*
>
> *Ffon* *Telephone:  [phone redacted]*
>
> *E-bost  **Email: **[email redacted]*
>  
>
> *Gwefan **Website:  *
> *https://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/medical-examiner-service/*
>  
>
>
>
> Mae Partneriaeth Cydwasanaethau GIG Cymru yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn y
> Gymraeg.
>
> NHS Wales Shared Services welcomes correspondence in Welsh.
>
> Dw i ddim yn deall Cymraeg. Fodd bynnag mae PCGC yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn
> y Gymraeg neu Saesneg. Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn y Gymraeg. Ni fydd
> gohebu gyda ni yn y Gymraeg yn achosi oedi.
>
> I’m not able to understand Welsh. However NWSSP welcomes correspondence in
> Welsh or English. We welcome correspondence in Welsh and corresponding with
> us in Welsh will not lead to delay.
>
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> *From:* Sion Buckler  
> *Sent:* 20 August 2026 20:33
> *To:* SouthWalesCentral MedicalExaminersOffice (Gen126594) <
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> *Subject:* Enquiry regarding historical deaths – William Buckler (1990)
> and Mary Doreen Williams (1983)
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> Dear Medical Examiner Service (South Wales Central),
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> I am writing to enquire whether any records or references are held in
> relation to the following historical deaths that occurred in the Cardiff &
> Vale / Llandough area:
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> 1. William (Billy) Buckler
>    - Died at Llandough Hospital on or about 29 May 1990, aged 41
>    - Reported cause: heart attack
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> 2. Mary Doreen Williams
>    - Born 10 August 1913
>    - Death registered March 1983, South Glamorgan (Vol 28, Page 3029)
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> Although these pre-date the current Medical Examiner Service, I would be
> grateful if you could advise whether any legacy records, referrals, or
> related documentation exist, or direct me to the appropriate archive or
> department that may hold such information.
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> Thank you for your assistance.
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> Yours faithfully,
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> Sion Buckler (Ret'd Sergeant)
> Royal Signals Cyber and Electronic Warfare Professional and Life Member
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