Christopher Buckley (22 May 1905 – 12 August 1950) was a British
journalist and
historian working for ''
The Daily Telegraph'' newspaper.
Buckley studied military history at Oxford before he started as a
war correspondent in 1940. His reporting from battles and front lines in
World War II earned him international prestige. He was the author of ''Road to Rome, An Account of Military Operations in Italy, 1943–44'' (1945) and wrote official accounts of military operations (e.g., the ''
History of the Second World War'') for
His Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO). He was the author of two novels, ''Rain Before Seven'' (1947) and ''Royal Chase'' (1949). The first of these has been described as "something of a forgotten late golden age classic" in the crime fiction field.
In 1950, while reporting from the
Korean War, he was killed (with journalist
Ian Morrison and Colonel
M. K. Unni Nayar
Manakampat Kesavan Unni Nayar (22 April 1911 – 12 August 1950) was an Indian military colonel, journalist, and diplomat who was killed in the Korean War while working on behalf of the United Nations.
Early life and education
He was born 22 A ...
) by a
landmine exploding under their jeep. He is buried at the
United Nations Memorial Cemetery in
Busan, South Korea
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...
.
Richard Knott's 2015 book ''The Trio'' () is an account of Buckley's work as a war correspondent and his friendships with
Alexander Clifford
Alexander G. Clifford (1909 – 1952) was a British journalist and author, best known as a war correspondent during World War II.
Life
Clifford was educated at Charterhouse School and Balliol College, Oxford. He married the actress and journa ...
and
Alan Moorehead.
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British male journalists
British war correspondents
The Daily Telegraph people
Journalists killed while covering the Korean War
Alumni of the University of Oxford
1905 births
1950 deaths
Landmine victims
20th-century English businesspeople
Burials at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery