Buckle, Kenneth Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Ronald |
Surname | Buckle |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Eric and Gertrude Mary Buckle, of Hyde Park, Leeds. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BF516 |
Markings | PX-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leeds (Lawnswood) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. V. Grave 257. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 138 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1686318 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Monument with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In memory and honour of the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force Squadrons who were based at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1322/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1322/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-08-1943 |
End Date | 11-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Nuremberg. 653 aircraft, 16 losses (2.5%). Ground marking was used even though there was cloud cover. Serious damage to both residential and industrial buildings and 577 deaths. |
Reason for Loss | Ran out of fuel and ditched in Pevensay Bay, Bexhill. A high speed launch took five of the crew to safety |