Charles Buffett of NI
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Charles Ivens Buffett. Govern
ment Secretary of Norfolk Island, is the most distinguished son of the Pitcairn community there. He was born and educated at the island, and matricu lated in 1938.
He became Registrar-Accountant just before the war, and in 1940 was in the Army Security branch before joining the RAAF as aircrew. After early training in Australia, he went to England to complete his training as a Wireless-Air Gunner.
He was then posted to 99 Squadron in Liberators, in which he served in India.
Burma and Siam until the end of the war.
In 1946 Charles began a four-years full time legal course at Sydney University.
In 1949 he graduated Ll.B., and was called to the bar of the Supreme Court in Sydney.
In 1952 he went to Norfolk Island as Government Secretary, and he also serves as Deputy Administrator.
Mr. Buffett is known to the islanders by his nickname of “Potts”, and, like most officials, he is thankful when he isn’t called anything worse. He is married and has a son. He has a promising future in the administrative service of the Aus
tralian territories.-