Regimental number | 1084 |
Place of birth | Mackay, Queensland |
School | State School, Mackay, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Oakenden via Eton, Mackay, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Baxter, Oakenden via Eton, Mackay, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/16/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Palestine |
Age at death | 28.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Nimrin District Military Graves, Palestine (1.5 miles East of Jordan, 6.25 miles East-North-East of Jericho) |
Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary Ann BAXTER, Nebo Road, Mackay, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6225 Pte Walter Allan BAXTER, 9th Bn, died of wounds, 5 November 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Admitted to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, 19 January 1916 (injury to knee); discharged to duty, 10 February 1916. Taken on strength, B Squadron, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Heliopolis, Egypt, 9 March 1916. Marched into Corps Troops & General Base Depot, Tel-el-Kebir, 26 April 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 20 May 1917. To Imperial School of Instruction, 5 June 1917; passed Hotchkiss Course and qualified as Instructor; returned from duty, 14 June 1917. To Rest Camp, Port Said, 14 February 1918. Wounded in action, Palestine, 30 April 1918; admitted to 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, 30 April 1918 (gun shot wound, abdomen); transferred to 5th Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, 30 April 1918; died of wounds, 1 May 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BAXTER John William |