William James BAXTER

BAXTER, William James

Service Number: 1654
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 46th Infantry Battalion
Born: Paignton, Devon, England, 1893
Home Town: Noorat, Corangamite, Victoria
Schooling: Elementary School, England
Occupation: Groom/Gardener/Dairy Farm worker
Died: Killed in Action, Millencourt, nr Albert, France., 28 March 1918
Cemetery: Senlis Communal Cemetery Extension
Grave II. A. 4. Personal Inscription THOUGH DEATH DIVIDES FOND MEMORIES CLING, Senlis Communal Cemetery Extension, Senlis-le-Sec, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

4 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 1654, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
4 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 1654, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
28 Mar 1918: Involvement Lance Corporal, 1654, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1654 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-03-28

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 46th Bn.

BASTARD, WILLIAM  JAMES NATHANIEL 
Mother's Maiden Surname: - MARCH  
GRO Reference: 1893  S Quarter in TOTNES Volume 05B Page 158.

1901 census-Paignton, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

James Bastard  Head 34 Paignton, Devonshire

Elizabeth Bastard  Wife 35 Torquay, Devonshire

William Bastard  Son 7 Paignton, Devonshire.

1911 census- Paignton, Devon, England, United Kingdom

James Bastard  44 Paignton, Devonshire

Elizabeth Bastard  Wife 44 Torquay, Devonshire

William Bastard  Son 17 Paignton, Devonshire

In 1911 he was a nursery gardener-aged 17.

He was 24 and the son of James and Elizabeth Bastard [nee March], of 6, Manor Terrace, Paignton, Devon, England.

Age on arrival in Australia 20.5

Enlistment date-5 November 1915-Private-46th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
 
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916-aged 22.
Rank from Nominal Roll-Lance Corporal

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