In Memory Of

BUXTON, GEORGE BARCLAY

Service Details
Age:
 24
Date of Birth:
 1892-10-16
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
Unit:
 1st Sqdn.
Unit 2:
 and 5th Bn. Norfolk Regiment
Regiment:
 Royal Flying Corps
Former Regiment:
 formerly Kings African Rifles
Date of Death:
 1917-07-28
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Nieuport 17 # A6680, last seen being driven down with 4EA on tail
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL
Localitly:
 Pas de Calais
Country:
 France
Additional Information
Son of Reverend Barclay Fowell Buxton and Margaret Maria Amelia Railton. b. 16 October 1892. Fought in British East Africa, Egypt and France.He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the service of the 5th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the service of the Royal Flying Corps. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918