BAXTER, Thomas William
Service Number: | 1658 |
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Enlisted: | 28 October 1914 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Melbourne, Vic., 1881 |
Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Brick Maker |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
28 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1658, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1658, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1658, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
WOMAN IS PROUD OF HER FIVE SOLDIER SONS
Justly proud of her "fighting family" is Mrs Teresa Baxter, of 133 Wilson street, West Brunswick, five of whose sons are now in khaki. In addition, she has a number of nephews and other relatives at the front. Private W. T. Baxter, the eldest son, was wounded three times in the Gallipoli fighting. He recovered and returned to duty.
Sergeant Robert Baxter also has been wounded three times. At last report he was doing home service duty in Egypt. Private G. A. Baxter was married recently, only a short time before his departure for the front. Private Percy Baxter, is at the front, and Private Leonard Baxter expects to be there shortly.
Submitted 18 April 2018 by Faithe Jones