Anthony Buxton

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Anthony Buxton
Born(1881-09-02)2 September 1881
Died9 August 1970(1970-08-09) (aged 88)
AllegianceFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Service/branchFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
Unit Essex Yeomanry
Battles/wars First World War
Alma mater Harrow School
Trinity College, Cambridge
Spouse(s)Mary Philomena
Children4
Relations Edward North Buxton (father)

Anthony Buxton DSO DL JP (2 September 1881 - 9 August 1970) was a British soldier and author. [1] [2] [3]

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 was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Essex in 1920. [4]

He married a Scotswoman, Mary Philomena (née Constable Maxwell) in 1926. They had a son and three daughters. She died in 1953 [5]

He lived at Horsey Hall in Norfolk. He was High Sheriff of Norfolk in 1945.

His publications include:

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References

  1. ‘BUXTON, Maj. Anthony’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 21 Dec 2013
  2. The Times, Monday, Aug 10, 1970; pg. 8; Issue 57940; col F Major A. Buxton Emperor in Abyssinian hoax Category: Obituaries
  3. Major Anthony Buxton (Obituaries) P.J.L.. The Times Monday, Aug 17, 1970; pg. 8; Issue 57946; col E
  4. "No. 31798". The London Gazette . 27 February 1920. p. 2338.
  5. "Scottish Highland Photo Archive - Image Detail".
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Percy Charles Briscoe
High Sheriff of Norfolk
1945
Succeeded by