CANADIAN SPECIAL OPS Buxton, Richard George

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  • SURNAME
Buxton
  • FORENAME
Richard George
  • UNIT
Canadian Airborne Regiment (RSM)
  • RANK
Chief Warrant Officer
  • NUMBER
V57 712 337
  • DATE OF DEATH
30th July 1971
  • AGE
45
  • GRAVESITE
Beechmount Cemetery, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 21.04.1926, Victoria, British Columbia
father Percy Herbert 'Titch' Buxton
mother Phoebe Mildred Buxton
wife Orion Faye (nee Taylor) Buxton
3 children (Richard, Stehpen & Frederick)
enlisted 23.05.1944
served Korean War as Sgt (SX3460) 1 Bn PPCLI
holder D.C.M.,C.D.
Canadian Airborne Regiment (RSM July 1968-July 1971)
killed in parachute accident Edmonton,Alberta
 
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