| Regimental number | 5637 |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Waiter and cook |
| Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 6' 1" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Jessie Paxman, Buxton Street, Whinstanes, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 25th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Arrived in Australia, 1914. Death caused by the effects of being gassed. Died of TB in the Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales. |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Bob Oberman. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance. |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Brisbane, 7 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 2 November 1916; marched in to 7th Training Bn, Rollestone, 21 November 1916. Found guilty, Rollestone, 5 December 1916, of being absent without leave from 2400, 30 November, till reporting at 2400, 3 December 1916: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeiture of pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 13 December 1916; taken on strength, 25th Bn, in the field, 5 February 1917. Admitted to 45th Casualty Clearing Station, 21 February 1917 (diarrhoea), and transferred to Ambulance Train; admitted to No 1 Convalescent Depot, 1 March 1917; discharged to Base Depot, 14 March 1917; admitted to Isolation Hospital, 17 March 1917; transferred to 24th General Hospital, 20 March 1917 (not yet diagnosed); to England, 29 March 1917, and admitted to Reading War Hospital, 30 March 1917 (dysentery: slight); transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 10 July 1917 (chronic indigestion); discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 19 July 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 27 September 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 18 November 1917, for onward overland travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit: chronic dyspepsia), Brisbane, 21 December 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Place of burial | Randwick Cemetery (Methodist Section C, Grave 33), Sydney, New South Wales |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, PAXMAN Henry William |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
