Dear members,

It is my sad duty to inform you of the passing of a Victorian member with a service history in the Royal Canadian Navy, rather than our own. Roger Buxton, who died suddenly last Thursday joined the RCN in 1957, via the Royal Military College of Canada. He was a seaman officer who served in the following RCN ships during his seagoing career: Saskatchewan, Restigouche, Nipigon and Margaree. He also had an exchange posting with the RN at Whale Island in Portsmouth. Following his naval service Roger and his wife Sue (a teacher from Box Hill in Melbourne) moved to Melbourne and settled for a new life in Australia. Roger was a keen member of the Naval Officers Association in Victoria and he and Sue attended social functions for many years. Roger leaves his wife Sue, a son Christopher who is a Colonel in the Australian Army, a daughter Katie and a second son Andrew. Roger was 86

Simon Cullen

Rear Admiral RAN (Ret’d)

President, Naval Officers Association of Australia