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Eldon William Buckingham

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant Eldon William Buckingham

March 22, 1946

Military Service


Service Number:

R/259697

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Citation(s):

1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and clasp. Received his Air Gunner badge on 10 March 1944.

Additional Information


Born:

January 4, 1926
Peterborough, Ontario

Enlistment:

July 8, 1943
London, Ontario

Son of William Merral and Lorean Mabel Buckingham of Lucknow, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 583 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

LUCKNOW (SOUTH KINLOSS) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Private plot, range 20, Lot 34.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of ELDON WILLIAM BUCKINGHAM– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of ELDON WILLIAM BUCKINGHAM– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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