Buckingham, George Ellis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Ellis |
Surname | Buckingham |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Edith Buckingham, of Aylesbury, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6476 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 30. G. 10. |
Epitaph | THEY SHALL MOUNT UP WITH WINGS AS EAGLES (Isaiah Chapter 40 verse 31) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 14 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/59263 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Buckingham Island, Manitoba; 30km south of Sisipuk Lake, close to the border with Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7450 (P360337/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-07-1941 |
End Date | 07-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Strayed from track and while flying at 2,000 feet, at roughly 0115 ran into a barrage balloon cable near Quinton, some 6 miles SSW from Stratford-upon-Avon. On hitting the ground the Whitley burst into flames. |