Buxton knitted watch caps for the "Bundles for Britain" program. The program supplied non-military aid to British citizens under siege by German military forces. Germany began attacking southeastern England in July 1940. Hitler hoped the bombings would demoralize British citizens before he mounted a seaborne invasion.

Irene Buxton's "Bundles for Britain" knitting needles, circa 1940 OCHS # 2001.39.2 a-e

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Irene Buxton stands in her backyard
in Appleton, circa 1940
Courtesy of Caroline Comella

Buxton lived in Appleton with her husband Richard, her son Warren, and daughter Caroline. She died at the age of 66 in 1954.