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John HAXTON

Regimental number6827
Place of birthDundee, Scotland
SchoolState school, Victoria
Age on arrival in Australia5
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressHawthorn, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation41
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Haxton, 31 Pine Street, Hawthorn, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 February 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 February 1917
Place of enlistmentWangaratta, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 6 June 1918
Age at death from cemetery records45
Place of burialVignacourt British Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 8), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
93
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Annie HAXTON, 47 Barton Street, Hawthorn, Victoria, Native of Dundee, Scotland
Family/military connectionsNil
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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