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Frederick Edward BAXTER

Regimental number4440
Place of birthMalvern, Victoria
SchoolGeorge St, Fitzroy & Punt Road, South Yarra State Schools, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationPainter
Address33 Rusden Street, Elsternwick, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Baxter, 33 Rusden Street, Elsternwick, Victoria
Enlistment date13 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 2, Reinforcement 6
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/30/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 28 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 22 August 1918
Place of death or woundingSomme sector, France
Date of death22 August 1918
Age at death25.7
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot VII, Row H, Grave No. 6), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
11
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John William and Elanor Jane BAXTER, 41 'The Parade', Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia.
Family/military connectionsCousin: 8982 Pte Charles Walker SYKES, 24th Battalion, killed in action at Daisy Wood, 9 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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