Jane Creighton "Jennie" Young

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Jane married George Ferguson Buckham in 1872. George (son of John Buckham and Catherine Ferguson) was born in Aug 1840 in Ontario, Canada; died on 9 Mar 1925; was buried in Torbolton Cemetery, Woodlawn, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Served as MLA in the provincial legislature from 1916 as the member for the Columbia region and was the former speaker of the British Columbia Legislature.

Husband of Laura Theresa Kenny (1886 - 1964)

John married Laura Theresa Kenny in 1909. Laura was born on 23 Apr 1887 in High River, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada; died on 10 May 1964 in Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: George Linton Buchan
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Died:
Information obtained from the Municipality of North Cowichan website Nov 2 2013.

Event Type:Death
Registration Number:1949-09-001451
BC Archives Mfilm Number:B13199
GSU Mfilm Number:2032569
Event Date (YYYY-MM-DD):1949-01-19
Event Place:DUNCAN
Age at Death:64
Person:GEORGE LINTON BUCKHAM
Vital Stat Images(s): 004437857_02361.jpg
widower: jean macfarlane
parents: george buckham & jeannie creighton young

George married Jean MacFarlane in 1911. Jean (daughter of John S. MacFarlane and Janet Young) was born on 12 Mar 1884 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Aug 1938 in Duncan, Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Duncan, Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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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John married Lena Margaret Fraser in 1940. Lena (daughter of Neil Charles Fraser and Gertrude Eleanor Pope) was born in Apr 1917 in Mission, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; died in Jan 2009; was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Duncan, Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
Non-Cemetery Burial