2 Lieutenant R. E. Buick, MM; Alford Forest, Ashburton; born NZ 17 May 1918; tractor driver; wounded 6 Jul 1942. (Source: Ross, A. 23 Battalion. p.38.)

'On the extreme right flank, Corporal Bob Buick's section held an outpost very near the snowline. Private Souquet, the sniper whose slit trench was farthest up the mountain, later reported that although he shot at them he could not prevent the enemy outflanking him at the snowline. Either the Alpine soldiers seen by Souquet or the individual or two who penetrated between 16 and 18 Platoons got within range of D Company headquarters and the stray shots flying around proved rather disconcerting. Captain Manson telephoned an SOS to Battalion Headquarters. The CO sent Major Leckie, Captain Patterson and some members of the signals and transport platoons to assist D Company. Major Leckie found the situation by no means as bad as had been feared; true, cooks and clerks at the cookhouse were ready to deal with the ‘tommy-gunners’ who had disturbed them—Private Alex Agnew was stirring the stew with one hand and holding his rifle with the other—but the second-in-command and his party found no enemy when they made a vigorous sweep through the scrub.' (Source: Ross, A. 23 Battalion. p. 38.) AWMM