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 Harold Buxton  H. Buxton         Sherwood Foresters - Notts & Derby cap badge

Buxton Memorial     Buxton Memorial

Surname Buxton
Forename/s Harold
Rank Private
Service Number 2859
DOB 1887 at Clay Cross
Address 19, Bridge Street, New Tupton
Date & place of death/details 28/7/1915. Aged 29
Died of wounds - wounded in the neck by a sniper.
Regiment & Unit 2nd/6th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment)
Service details France & Flanders
Military Awards?  
Married?               Children? Married to Augusta Buxton (nee Damen)
Any photographs?  Derbyshire Times. 31/5/15 & 7/8/1915
Derbyshire Courier 31/7/1915
Derbyshire Times Obituary & Derbyshire Courier. Buxton

H. Buxton
Parents names Mr Charles & Mrs Mary Buxton
Parents address 202, Furnace Hill, Clay Cross
Grave location or   memoria location Buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France
V111.B.67
Living relatives?  
Any other information? He enlisted in October 1914, and arrived in France on the 28 February 1915.
Died at No. 13 General Hospital, Boulogne,
Pre war occupation was an iron moulder for the Clay Cross Company.
He had 2 brothers who were also in the army.
In 1916 Augusta Buxton remarried, to Mr George Sealey.
Campaign Medals:
1914/15 Star

 1914/15 Star Medal		 Given the information available, it is very possible that Harold Buxton was was awarded the 1914-15 star campaign medal of the British Empire for his service in World War One.

This Star is identical to the 1914 Star in every respect except that the centre scroll bears the dates “1914- 15” and the two small scrolls bearing “Aug” and “Nov” are omitted.

He would also have received the British War Medal and Victory Medal, as it was not awarded singularly. These three medals were sometimes irreverently referred to as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred. With Pip representing either this medal or the 1914 Star, only one of which could be awarded to a soldier, Squeak represented the British War Medal and Wilfred represented the Victory Medal.
Victory Medal

 Victory Medal		 Given the information available it is likely that Harold Buxton was entitled to the Victory medal, also called the Inter Allied Victory Medal. This medal was awarded to all who received the 1914 Star or 1914-15 Star and, with certain exceptions, to those who received the British War Medal. It was never awarded alone. These three medals were sometimes irreverently referred to as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred.

Eligibility for this award consisted of having been mobilised, fighting, having served in any of the theatres of operations, or at sea, between midnight 4th/5th August, 1914, and midnight, 11th/12th November, 1918. Women who served in any of the various military organisations in a theatre of operations were also eligible.
British War Medal

 British War Medal		 From the information available, it is very possible that Harold Buxton was entitled to the British War Medal for service in World War One. This British Empire campaign medal was issued for services between 5th August 1914 and 11th November 1918.

The medal was automatically awarded in the event of death on active service before the completion of this period.