Buckman, Patrick John
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Patrick John |
Surname | Buckman |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Patrick and Annie Edith Buckman, of Kings Cross, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG170 |
Markings | 9J-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 13. A. 3. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 15 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 428753 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 227 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1410/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1410/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-03-1945 |
End Date | 04-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Ladbergen |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter during attack on the Dortmund-Ems canal and crashed at Altenberge, near Munster |