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Andrew PAXTON

Regimental number5390
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
SchoolJunction Park State School, Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationHairdresser
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, James Nimo Paxton, Ipswich Road, Junction Park, South Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date26 February 1916
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 7 October 1917
Place of death or wounding44th Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium
Age at death20.6
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNine Elms British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 13) Poperinghe, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
105
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: JAmes Nimmo and Lydia PAXTON, Ipswich Road, Brisbane, Queensland.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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