Buckton, Eric John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric John |
Surname | Buckton |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Christopher and Sarah Ann Buckton. Husband of Dorothy Ada Margaret Buckton, of Guildford, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF320 |
Markings | OJ-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. J. 12-18. |
Epitaph | IN PROUD MEMORY. "THERE'S SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD THAT IS FOR EVER ENGLAND" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 138 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 534220 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-07-1942 |
End Date | 30-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Saarbrucken. First major raid on this target, using 291 aircraft. The defences were expected to be light so the crews were requested to bomb from low altitudes to help with accuracy. Severe damage to the centre and north western districts |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed in the suburbs of Saarbrucken |