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John Charles LAXTON

Regimental number5368
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
SchoolMooloolah State School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ellen Laxton, Northgate Junction, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date2 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 8 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 24 November 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death24 November 1917
Age at death30
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXVI, Row A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
105
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of John Charles and Fanny Laxton, Rosalie, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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