CANADIAN SPECIAL OPS Buxton, Richard George

[John Robertson]

• 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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