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Capt. Richard Percy Buxton
British Army 4th Btn. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
(d.15th June 1918)
Captain Richard Percy Buxton, son of Henry & Emily Buxton. Served with the 4th Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.
He died on 15th June 1918 age 29 years in Asiago, Italy and is buried in Boscon British Cemetery, Italy. A pupil of of Bedford Modern School 1902-05, he is commemorated on the School War Memorial, which was unveiled in 1923 and in the Roll of Honour, published in The Eagle, December 1923. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com