Regimental number | 182 |
Place of birth | St Kilda, Victoria |
Other Names | Harold Evelyn |
School | State School, Victoria |
Other training | Business College |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Telephone mechanic |
Address | 40 Grey Street, St Kilda, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, James Hugh Baxter, Snake Valley, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/21/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was a trained Short Hand Typist and student in Telegraph Engineering |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Devil's Elbow, Gallipoli |
Age at death | 23.1 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Beach 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 connections | Cousin: 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 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BAXTER Harold |