Buxton, Harry Gilbert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harry Gilbert |
Surname | Buxton |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter Harry and Ida Buxton. Husband of Joyce Evelyn, Buxton, of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HX246 |
Markings | BM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Row G. Grave 16. |
Epitaph | NEVER IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN CONFLICT WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 139 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1850646 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 433 (Porcupine) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-12-1943 |
End Date | 19-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Rolled onto its back within seconds of becoming airborne and crashed into a parked Halifax (HX277 BM-) whilst still inverted |