Mr Ronald Buxton
26 June 1946 - 9 October 2013
Ronald Buxton (Ron) was born on 26 June 1946 in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. He was grammar school educated and graduated with a degree in Chemistry from Nottingham University.
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