BUXTON, Leslie John

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Rank:

Lance Bombardier

Unit / Base:

8 Commando

Regiment/Corps:

Royal Artillery

Hampshire Regiment

Service:

Army

Service Number:

5499823

P.O.W. number:

266621

P.O.W. camps:

Lance Bombardier Leslie Buxton from Emsworth, Hampshire, was wounded 12 June 1941 during operations in Libya [1][1a].

18 January 1943 reported missing during operations in Libya later found to be a prisoner of war [2][3].

Sources

[1] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/26.

[1a] Report in the Hampshire Telegraph 19 Feb. 1943, p6.

[2] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/59.

[3] Prisoners of War Lists / National Archives files WO392/1, WO392/11, and WO392/21.

[3a] German Record Cards of British PoW's / National Archuives file WO416/53/197 (closed until Jan 2022).

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