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Harold BAXTER

Regimental number182
Place of birthSt Kilda, Victoria
Other NamesHarold Evelyn
SchoolState School, Victoria
Other trainingBusiness College
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTelephone mechanic
Address40 Grey Street, St Kilda, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 6"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Hugh Baxter, Snake Valley, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name2nd Field Company Engineers
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/21/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on 21 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Field Company Engineers
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHe was a trained Short Hand Typist and student in Telegraph Engineering
FateKilled in Action 3 June 1915
Place of death or woundingDevil's Elbow, Gallipoli
Age at death23.1
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBeach Cemetery, (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 5), Anzac, Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
23
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James Hugh and Annie BAXTER, O'Hea Road, Coburg, Victoria, Australia
Family/military connectionsCousin: Lieutenant Robert KIDD, 58th Bn, killed in action, 25 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 5 April 1915; killed in action, Gallipoli, 3 June 1915 (shot through head).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BAXTER Harold

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