Squadron Leader Robert Andrew "Bobby" Buckham

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• Name: Bob Buckham
• Name: Bobby Buckham
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Died:
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.

Family/Spouse: Mabel Frederica "Freda" Elwell. Mabel was born on 19 Oct 1916 in Canada; died on 27 Aug 2003 in Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
Non-Cemetery Burial