Lieutenant Ronald Henry Buxton

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Great Yarmouth
Town: Fritton
County: Norfolk
Country: England
Commemoration: Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 78436

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Current location

St Edmund's Church
Church Lane
Fritton
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
NR31 9EZ
England

OS Grid Ref: TG 47324 00145
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Metal plaque with raised lettering surrounded by a timber frame. Raised emblem of the 2nd Batt. Norfolk Regiment with a Union flag painted in full colour on the chariot wheel.

Inscription

IN LOVING MEMORY OF / RONALD HENRY BUXTON / LIEUTENANT 2ND BATTALION / NORFOLK REGIMENT / BORN 1874 KILLED IN ACTION / AT STERKFONTEIN TRANSVAAL / 13TH DECEMBER 1901 / AND REACHED BY DUTYS PATH / A LIFE BEYOND THE LIFE HE LOST //

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, regiment, birth year, death place, death date
Order of information: Undefined

Listing information

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Condition

Lt Ronald Henry Buxton
WMO ID: 171889
Condition: Good [last updated on 23-10-2018]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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