Name Anthony Buxton Died August 9, 1970 | Role Soldier Parents Edward Buxton | |
Books Fisherman Naturalist, Travelling Naturalist Cousins Noel Noel-Buxton, 1st Baron Noel-Buxton Grandparents Catherine Gurney, Sir Edward Buxton, 2nd Baronet Similar People John Henry Patterson, Charles Roden Buxton, Noel Noel‑Buxton - 1st Baron | ||
Anthony Buxton DSO DL JP (2 September 1881 - 9 August 1970) was a British soldier and author.
He was the youngest son of Edward North Buxton. He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1910 he was involved in the infamous Dreadnought hoax by the Bloomsbury Group.
During the First World War he served as an officer in the Essex Yeomanry, was wounded, mentioned in dispatches, and was awarded the DSO in 1916.
He married a Scotswoman, Mary Philomena (nee Constable Maxwell) in 1926. They had a son and three daughters. She died in 1953
He lived at Horsey Hall in Norfolk. He was High Sheriff of Norfolk in 1945.
His publications include:
References
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