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BAXTER, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 4872, 50006 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 October 1880, Enlisted for 22 years in the Colours 1st Battalion 42nd Highlanders The Black Watch Edinburgh Scotland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland, 8 October 1863 |
| Home Town: | Portland, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Banffshire School, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Professional Soldier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 October 1918, aged 54 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tincourt New British Cemetery Plot X, Row C, Grave No. 19. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Portland WW1 Honour Roll, Portland War Memorial |
Service History
Non Warlike Service
| 8 Oct 1880: | Enlisted British Forces (All Conflicts), Private, 4872, Enlisted for 22 years in the Colours 1st Battalion 42nd Highlanders The Black Watch Edinburgh Scotland |
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Middle East Area of Operations Service
| 1 Jan 1882: | Involvement British Forces (All Conflicts), Private, 4872, 42nd Highlanders Black Watch Egypt 1882 Battle Honour Tel-el-kebir Confirmation page 18 of 50 NAA personnel file |
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Sudan (1885) Service
| 1 Jan 1885: | Involvement British Forces (All Conflicts), Private, 4872, Sudan, 42nd Highlanders Black Watch |
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Boer War Service
| 1 Jan 1901: | Involvement British Forces (All Conflicts), Sergeant, 4872, 42nd Highlanders Black Watch Rank Sergeant Service Transvaal Orange Free State and the Cape Colony | |
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| 2 Feb 1902: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, The Boer Offensive, Awarded DCM with 42nd Highlanders (The Black Watch) | |
| 31 Dec 1903: | Discharged British Forces (All Conflicts), Sergeant, 4872, Time expired 22 years long service Enlisted 1880 Discharged 1903 Emigrated to Australia 1913 Granted pastoral lease Portland Victoria |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 50006, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
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| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 50006, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 50006, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 50006 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-10-05 |
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