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Thomas Henry LAXTON

Regimental number2604
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
SchoolState School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTeamster
AddressMooloolah, North Coast Line, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinMother, Mrs Louisa Laxton, Mooloolah, North Coast Line, Queensland
Enlistment date19 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 8 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death33
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialSt. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block P, Plot III, row D, Grave No. 9B), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Louisa LAXTON, Grandchester, Queensland. Native of Mooloolah, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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