Leading Aircraftman Harry Buckingham served in the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II Service started: 1943 Unit(s): 1 Flying Boat Repair Depot Service ended: 1946
Harry married Florence Margaret Medley in 1939 in Victoria, Australia. [1]
Together they had one son, Richard Henry Buckingham
Henry enlisted in the RAAF on the 15th June 1943 [2] He served as a Leading Aircraftman, posted to the 1 Flying Boat Repair Depot.[3]
Henry died on 27 December 1965 in Sandringham, Victoria, aged 62 years.[4] and was buried in Mornington Cemetery, Mount Martha, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia with a death date of 1965.[5]
Sources
↑Marriage Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 14 Feb 2024). Index entry Event: marriages
Registration number 13612 / 1939
Family name: BUCKINGHAM
Given name(s) Harry Vic
Personal detail - Spouse's family name: MEDLEY
Spouse's given name(s) Flor Margt
↑National Archives of Australia Title: BUCKINGHAM HENRY VICTOR : Service Number - 142698 : Date of birth - 20 May 1903 : Place of birth - ESSENDON VIC : Place of enlistment - MELBOURNE : Next of Kin - BUCKINGHAM FLORENCE Contents range; 1939 - 1948; Series number : A9301; Control symbol: 142698; Access status: Open; Item ID: 5343623
↑World War Two Service Department of Veteran Affairs https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=980873&c=WW2#R - Veteran Details
Name BUCKINGHAM, HENRY VICTOR
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Service Number 142698
Date of Birth 20 May 1903
Place of Birth ESSENDON, VIC
Date of Enlistment 15 Jun 1943
Locality on Enlistment RINGWOOD
Place of Enlistment MELBOURNE, VIC
Next of Kin BUCKINGHAM, FLORENCE
Date of Discharge 26 Apr 1946
Rank Leading Aircraftman
Posting at Discharge 1 Flying Boat Repair Depot
Prisoner of War No
Honours None for display
↑Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #218321070 (accessed 14 February 2024)
Memorial page for Henry Victor Buckingham (1903-1965), citing Mornington Cemetery, Mount Martha, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Paul Golding (contributor 50151742).
See Also:
Virtual War Memorial Service History: BUCKINGHAM, Henry Victor Service Number: 142698 Enlisted: 15 June 1943; Last Rank: Leading Aircraftman; Last Unit: Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots; Born: ESSENDON, VIC, 20 May 1903 https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/1611460
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