| Regimental number | 524 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Mount Pleasant, South Australia |
| School | Mount Pleasant State School, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Address | Tumby Bay, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Bax, Mt. Pleasant, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the Cadets, South Australia. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Age at death | 21.9 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 3), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles F and Elizabeth J. BAX, Mount Pleasant, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 107 Lance Corporal Murray Charles BAX, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds, 10 January 1917; 106 Pte Ben Robert BAX, 3rd Light Horse, returned to Australia, 13 October 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915; seriously wounded, Monash Valley, Gallipoli, 30 May 1915 (gun shot wound, penetrating head); died of wounds and buried at sea on HS 'Gascon', 30 May 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BAX Alex Hartley |
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