There is something wrong with these records or is just me approaching senility? Let me explain at length why this cannot be a record of the funeral of Jack Buff on this date. (Early 1965) First details on myself so far as they are relevant.
1) I worked on the railway at Lincoln accounts office from June 1962 until June 1965.
2) During this period I commuted daily from Boston.
3) I lived in Doncaster from June 1965 and was married the following month.
4) My wife remembers Jack Buff, which would be unlikely had he died in early 1965.
The funeral was held in St. Thomas' Church yard on a bleak day in January or February during a heavy rain storm. I remember my mother telling me the coffin gradually sunk with a trail of bubbles!
During his exposure my father caught pneumonia and very nearly died as a result.
(During his life he had a least 8 sessions of pneumonia, I remember 2 of them, one August 1961, the other this one caused by the funeral) He attended our wedding in July 1965 and was healthy at the time. He also attended my brother's wedding in Mablethorpe late January 1966, so 1965 and 1966 are ruled out. The funeral could have been as early as 1967, but not later than 1971. Dad passed away in November 1971 so it cannot be after January. I personally believe it took place in January 1968, most likely between January 1967 and January 1969.
