Regimental number | 5696 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Leederville Public School, Perth, Western Australia |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Toorak, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Letty Baxter, 'Omoa', Watson Avenue, Toorak, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the 22nd Company, Army Medical Corps, Citizen Military Forces; attained the rank of Sergeant. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 3rd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 14 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/22/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 21.9 |
Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot IX, Row D, Grave No. 15A), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. Parents: Letitia and the late Thomas Turner BAXTER, 148 Watson Avenue, Toorak, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Toorak, Victoria. |