BUCKERIDGE, Clement Ralph
| Service Number: | 414196 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1941, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Wilton, Wiltonshire United Kingdom , 10 April 1920 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Junction Park State School, City Coaching College |
| Occupation: | Carpenters Assistant |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 15 June 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 69, Row B, Coll. Grave 11 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 17 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 414196, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 18 Aug 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 414196, Aircrew Training Units, Empire Air Training Scheme | |
| 15 Jun 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 414196, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George Hewett Buckeridge and Grace Marion Buckeridge, of Bundamba, Queensland, Australia.
LOVINGLY REMEMBERED
BUNDAMBA AND IPSWICH AIRMEN IN CASUALTY LIST MIELBOURNE, January 30.— The latest R.A.A.F. casualty list states that Sergt C. R. Buckeridge, of Bundamba, who was previously reported missing, is now presumed to be dead.
His name appears on the Roll of Honour Bundama
Biography
Plane was Lancasster LV 160 of 640 Squadron. Aircarft was hit and a crew member was heard to say that they 'could not open escape hatch' and the plane exploded.
Rank - Flight Sergeant
Son of George Hewett Buckeridge and Grace Marion Buckeridge, of Bundamba, Queensland, Australia.