Home Guards:Fred Leeke and John Buckler 16th September 1941

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  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    If anyone could add further
    Both buried Northwood Cemetery,Middlesex next to each other.
    Both have the same date of death(it could just be a coincidence)
    thank you

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    VOLUNTEER JOHN ENKLE BUCKLER
    Regiment & Unit/Ship

    Home Guard

    16th Middlesex Bn.

    Date of Death
    Died 16 September 1941

    Buried or commemorated at
    NORTHWOOD CEMETERY

    Sec. G. Grave 545.

    United Kingdom


    • Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom
    BURIED OR COMMEMORATED AT
    NORTHWOOD CEMETERY
    MiddlesexUnited Kingdom
    Number of casualties: 134
    View cemetery details

    VOLUNTEER FRED LEEKE
    Regiment & Unit/Ship

    Home Guard

    16th Middlesex Bn.

    Date of Death
    Died 16 September 1941

    Age 46 years old

    Buried or commemorated at
    NORTHWOOD CEMETERY

    Sec. G. Grave 544.

    United Kingdom


    • Country of Service United Kingdom
    • Additional Info Son of George and Annie Leeke; husband of Hilda Leeke, of Eastcote, Pinner.

    BURIED OR COMMEMORATED AT
    NORTHWOOD CEMETERY
    MiddlesexUnited Kingdom
    Number of casualties: 134
    View cemetery details
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  2. Tricky Dicky

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    Fred Leeke
    1895–1941
    BIRTH 28 MAY 1895 • Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England
    DEATH DEC 1941 • Uxbridge, Middlesex, England

    England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    Name: Fred Leeke
    Death Age: 46
    Birth Date: abt 1895
    Registration Date: Oct 1941
    [Nov 1941]
    [Dec 1941]
    Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
    Registration District: Uxbridge
    Inferred County: Middlesex
    Volume: 3a

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  3. Tricky Dicky

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    England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    Name: John E Buckler
    Death Age: 40
    Birth Date: abt 1901
    Registration Date: Oct 1941
    [Nov 1941]
    [Dec 1941]
    Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
    Registration District: Uxbridge
    Inferred County: Middlesex
    Volume: 3a
    Page: 83


    John Enkle Buckler
    1901–1941
    BIRTH FEB 1901 • Brentford, Middlesex, England
    DEATH OCT 1941 • Uxbridge, Middlesex, England

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  4. Tricky Dicky

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    Sergeant F Adamiak: uninjured; Mr F Leeke (Home Guard), Mr J E Bickler (Home Guard):... | The National Archives
    Reference: AIR 81/9114
    Description:
    Sergeant F Adamiak: uninjured; Mr F Leeke (Home Guard), Mr J E Bickler (Home Guard): killed; Mr C E West (Home Guard), Mr F Carley (Home Guard): injured; aircraft accident at Northolt Aerodrome, Middlesex, Spitfire AB934, 315 Squadron, 16 September 1941
    Date: 1941 Jan 1 - 1942 Dec 31
    Held by: The National Archives, Kew
    Former reference in its original department: P 362331/41
    Legal status: Public Record(s)
    Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
    Access conditions: Open on Transfer
    Record opening date: 21 March 2019


    From RAF Commands site:
    AIR81/9114 Sergeant F Adamiak: uninjured; Mr F Leeke (Home Guard), Mr J E Bickler (Home Guard): killed; Mr C E West (Home Guard), Mr F Carley (Home Guard): injured; aircraft accident at Northolt Aerodrome, Middlesex, Spitfire AB934, 315 Squadron, 16 September 1941. C16924956

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  5. Tony56

    Tony56 Member Patron

    Doesn't
    help with the incident but ...
    There is a 1939 Register entry for John E Buckler dob 17 Jan 1901, he is living at 110 Barons Court Road, Fulham, with Ruby M Buckler, dob 22 Oct 1900. The birth is registered in Chiswick district.
    There is a RAF service record for John Buckler, with the same dob, born in Chiswick, service number 297367. He was engaged on 21 September 1918 for 'DW', duration of war. Father is Charles which ties up with other records.
    Can't find any newspapers on the death but that is not unusual for war incidents in UK.

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  6. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Thank you very much for the information
     
  7. travers1940

    travers1940 Well-Known Member

    315 Squadron based at Northolt July 1941 to early 1942.

    Sep 16 1941
    Sweep (Wing) over St. Omer. Fight with Bf109s. F/O Wolinski (AB923) KIA.
    Led by S/Ldr Pietraszkiewicz were Sgt Chudek, F/O Falkowski, Sgt Kowalski, P/O Kornicki, Sgt Adamiak, F/Lt Czajkowski, Sgt Jaworski, F/O Wolinski, Sgt Cwynar, P/O Lukaszewicz and P/O Andersz.
    A tragic accident happened during the take-off. Sgt Adamiak's Spitfire crashed into the machine gun position manned by four soldiers of RAF Regiment at the end of the airstrip. Two of them died instantly; two others became seriously injured. The Spitfire's sustained a serious damage.
    In this sortie, pilots of the Polish Wing engaged about thirty Messerschmidts. For 315 scored: F/Lt Czaykowski 1 Bf-109 destroyed, F/O Falkowski 1 Bf-109 destroyed, Sgt Chudek 1 Bf-109 destroyed, S/Ldr Pietraszkiewicz 1 Bf-109 probable and Sgt Cwynar 1 Bf-109 damaged. F/O Wolinski was shot down and killed.
    sep 16 1941/


    Spitfire AB934 PK-E of 315 Polish Squadron RAF was later shot down by AAA fire near Dunkirk 23 Nov 1941 on operation Ramrod 12. F/O J. Grzech KIA
    No

    A W/O Adamiak 782794 of 315 Squadron was KIA 1944.
    Jun 24 Armed recco. Evreux area, together with 8 a/c of Sqr.306. 11:10am - A/c landed separately after ~ 2hrs flight. After bombing railroad station E of Ramboillet, formation clashed with ~ 40 FW190 and Bf-109. For 315 scored: F/Lt Polak 2 Bf-109; F/Lt Schmidt 1 Bf-109; F/O Kirste 2 Bf-109 damaged; F/Sgt Bargielowski 1 Bf-109; W/O Adamiak (FZ157, Pk-Q) KIA near St.Croix Beaux. W/Cdr Skalski 2 Bf109 destroyed.
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  8. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    thank you mate much appreciated rather wrongly I had visions of another high jinx moment going wrong from aircraft based at Northolt
    Civilian Casualty :Eric Simister 20-7-1941 Northwood Golf Course
    regards
    Clive
     
  9. travers1940

    travers1940 Well-Known Member

    Ah yes . I remember reading the tragic tale of Eric Simster. Also throws up Home Guard active as airfield defence rather than RAF personel.
     
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