Buckley, David Greville Litt
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | David Greville Litt |
Surname | Buckley |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of The Revd. Canon Arthur Neil Litt Buckley, and of Bertha Mary Buckley, of Pondoland, Cape Province, South Africa. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD849 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Upper Heyford Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Grave 94. |
Epitaph | YOUNGEST SON OF THE REV. CANNON A.N. BUCKLEY PONDOLAND W., SOUTH AFRICA R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 14 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 80085 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | South Africa |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7568 (P360476/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-07-1941 |
End Date | 11-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- Bombing practice |
Reason for Loss | Dived after take-off and it is believed the pilot struck his head and became unconscious, Crashed at Home Farm, Rousham |