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BAXTER, Herbert Russell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3041 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mildura, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mildura, State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Railway employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot 1, Row F, Grave 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mildura Cenotaph, Mildura Primary School War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 26 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3041, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3041, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 15 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3041, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3041 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-15 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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57 Battalion
Rank - Private
23 February 1916 - Taken on strength Tel el Kebir
15 March 1916 - Transferred to 57 Battalion
17 June 1916 - Embarked to join B.E.F at Alexandria on board HT Kalyan
24 June 1916 - Disembarked Marseilles
Son of George and Ellen Grace Baxter, of Mildura, Victoria, Australia