Buck, George Rupert
Personal Information
Rank | Capt |
Forename(s) | George Rupert |
Surname | Buck |
Gender | M |
Age | 35 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Cecil Henry and Mary Strachan Buck, husband of Joyce Isabel Buck, of Cobham. Surrey. They made their home in Chorley Wood |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3398 |
Markings | WS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Clacton Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot C. Grave 449. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | SP |
Panel Number | 272 (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 112847 |
Service | Royal Artillery |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Attached from Royal Artillery to 9 Sqn. |
See 'Bombers First and Last' by Gordon Thorburn (Robson Books) |
A master at Grenham House School before enlisting |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/27 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/26 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-02-1942 |
End Date | 15-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea off Clacton beach |