Squadron Leader Robert Andrew "Bobby" Buckham

1914 - 1947  (32 years)

• Name	Robert Andrew "Bobby" Buckham
  Prefix	Squadron Leader
  Nickname	Bobby
  Birth	5 Oct 1914	Golden, Columbia-Shuswap Regioal District, British Columbia, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Name	Bob Buckham
  Name	Bobby Buckham
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122196702
  _FGRAVE	122196702
  Death	15 Jan 1947	Whitehorse, Yukon Census Division, Yukon, Canada
  	DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross) presented by King George at Buckingham Palace, 9 November 1943; invested with Bar by Canadian Governor General, 10 December 1947. The subject of a portrait by artist Edwin Holgate (Canadian War Museum collection). Squadron Leader Buckham DFC & Bar, DFC (USA), a passenger aboard Beechcraft 'Expeditor' MkII (#1394) aircraft which was flying from Whitehorse to Teslin, both in the Yukon Territory, lost his life when the Expeditor crashed in a heavy snowstorm. Five servicemen and one civilian perished in this aircraft accident. The name of the civilian is not known at this time, but the four airmen were:- Leading Aircraftman Charles Curtis BROOKING, Flight Lieutenant Richard Lewis CURTIN, Flying Officer Alfred Henry HARTVIKSEN and Flight Sergeant Joe MILNER. Squadron Leader Robert Andrew Buckham, DFC & Bar, is commemorated on Page 594 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
  Burial	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Burnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
  	Address: 3789 Royal Oak Avenue Burnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District,, British Columbia V5G 3M1 Canada 604 299-7720
  Person ID	I29216	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	John Andrew Buckham,   b. 1 Apr 1873, Canada d. 12 Oct 1931 (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Laura Theresa Kenny,   b. 23 Apr 1887, High River, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada d. 10 May 1964, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1909
  Family ID	F10144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mabel Frederica "Freda" Elwell,   b. 19 Oct 1916, Canada d. 27 Aug 2003, Canada (Age 86 years)
  Children	1. Heather Lines Buckham,   b. 1945, Canada d. 31 Aug 1986, Canada (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F10145	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2020