Regimental number | 107 |
Place of birth | Mannum, South Australia |
School | Mount Pleasant State School; St Peter's Collegiate School, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Auctioneer |
Address | Mt Pleasant, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. C. Bax, Mt Pleasant, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
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 | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death | 29.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row F, Grave No. 193), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles F and Elizabeth Jane BAX, Mount Pleasant, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 524 Pte Alexander Hartley BAX, 3rd Light Horse, killed in action, Gallipoli, 30 May 1915; 106 Pte Ben Robert BAX, 3rd Light Horse, returned to Australia, 13 October 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BAX Murray Charles |