Buttress, Eric Frank
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Buttress |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Eric Frank |
| Date of birth | 02 June 1905 |
| Place of birth | Windsor |
| Family details | Son of the late Mr. And Mrs. J.A. Butress, of Harpenden, Hertfordshire; husband of Doris May Buttress. |
| Previous education | County Boy's School, Windsor; British Schools, Windsor |
| College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1923-6 |
| Dept / course | Faculty of Engineering |
| Qualifications | B.Sc.; A.M.I.C.E |
| War / conflict | World War Two (1939-1945) |
| Decorations / medals | M.C. |
| Date of death | 12/12/1941 |
| Age at death | 36 |
| Rank at death | Civilian |
| Place of death | On barge Jeanette in Hong Kong Harbour at the Battle for Hong Kong. |
| Cause of death | Explosion |
| Commemoration(s) | King’ s College Chapel; Roll of the Fallen, London University O.T.C & S.T.C |
| Notes | 527 The Peak, Hong Kong. On the night of December 12th, the barge Jeanette, laden with tons of dynamite from Green Island, was accidentally fired on by Z Company Middlesex from pillbox 63. The resulting double explosion killed everyone on board. This was the biggest single explosion of the battle. Everyone on board was killed. Reporting Authority Hong Kong. Full account of incident in ‘ Not the Slightest Chance: The Defence of Hong Kong, 1941 by Tony Banham. The SCMP of Thursday Sept 27 1945 claimed that fourteen Europeans had been aboard, and that all died |
| Sources | King’ s College London Archives: Commonwealth War Graves Commission; |