Regimental number | 4440 |
Place of birth | Malvern, Victoria |
School | George St, Fitzroy & Punt Road, South Yarra State Schools, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Painter |
Address | 33 Rusden Street, Elsternwick, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Baxter, 33 Rusden Street, Elsternwick, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 2, Reinforcement 6 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/30/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme sector, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 25.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Heath 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 connections | Cousin: 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 |