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Name: BUXTON, George Barclay
Nee: son of Rev. Barclay Fowell Buxton
Birth Date: 16 Oct 1892 Japan
Death Date: 28 July 1917 killed while flying, Arras, France
First Date: 1914
Last Date: 1917
Profession: Asst, manager of East Africa Industries, Maseno 1912
Area: Kisumu
Book Reference: Cara, Thurston, Gazette, Red 19
War Service: 2nd Lt. 5th Bn Norfolk Regt., attached to Royal Flying Corps, ADC 54th Div and RFC, served in BEA, Egypt and France
School: Repton
General Information:
Thurston - Unofficial Records - Imperial War Museum, Dept. of Documents, Private Papers - PP/MCR/62 - 2nd Lieut. G.B. Buxton 1908-17 - Copies of letters home, covering work at the East African Industries at Maseno, scouting duties with KAR on British-German frontier in EA, war service in Britain and Middle East.
Gazette - 7/4/15 - Liable for Jury service, Kisumu - G.B. Buxton, African Industries, Maseno
Red Book 1919 - G B Buxton - Maseno
Cara - Aug 1914 - I stayed at a place near Kisumu to meet George Buxton. Such a dear boy and so nice looking. He met me at the boat and took me up the 18 miles to the mission where he is. ....... Sad death in 1917