Day, Raymond Edward Buckenham
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Raymond Edward Buckenham |
Surname | Day |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Christmas Day and Ada Ethel Eliza Day, of Ilford, Essex. Husband of Iris Muriel Day, of Ilford. His Brother David Buckenham Day Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND682 |
Markings | ZN- Pluto's Pleasure |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 228. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 28 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1898443 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-12-1944 |
End Date | 16-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Antishipping mine laying Spinach (Heligoland) |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the Baltic |