BAXTER, David Lyle
| Service Number: | 5334 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 February 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goulburn, New South Wales, January 1889 |
| Home Town: | Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway iron machinist |
| Died: | Natural causes, Concord West, New South Wales, 23 August 1951 |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Privately cremated |
| Memorials: | Burwood Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5334, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5334, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5334, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 6 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5334, 5th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Father David James Baxter and Mother Frances BAXTER,
lived at "Beaconfield", Oxford Street, Burwood, New South Wales.
Wife: Dorothy Isabel Baxter (nee Atkinson)
Brother enlisted:
1615 Private Cecil James (enlisted under 'Eric James') - 56th Infantry Battalion
born: 1897 Sutton Forest, NSW
16/02/1916 enlisted with his brother David into WWI at Bathurst, NSW
14/04/1916 embarked Sydney, NSW onboard HMAT A40 Ceramic
as a Private with 53rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
28/05/1916 taken on strength 56th Infantry Battalion at Ferry Post
20/07/1916 gun shot wound to chest, arms and buttocks (arm blown off),
received in action during the Battle of Fromelles
22/07/1916 gun shot wound to chest, arms and buttocks (arm blown off)
died of wounds received in action at Fromelles, France
at 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, in the field, France
buried in: Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension
Plot III, Row E, Grave 1
Previous service:
3 1/2 years 1st Australian Infantry - discharged own accord
David was described on enlisting as 26 years 6 months of age; single; 5' 11.5" tall;
140 lbs; dark complexion; brown eyes; dark hair; Church of England
16/02/1916 enlisted with younger brother Cecil into WWI in Sydney, NSW
03/07/1916 embarked Melbourne, VIC onboard HMAT A33 Ayrshire
as a Private with 5th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
15/09/1916 marched in from overseas reinforcements to 2nd Training Battalion
13/12/1916 proceeding overseas onboard SS Arundel, ex Folkestone
16/01/1917 taken on strength 5th Infantry Battalion, France
22/02/1917 sick to hospital - rejoining battalion later same day
01/09/1917 sick to hospital Agina
embarked onboard HS St Denis to England
admitted to Essex County Auxillary Hospital
22/05/1918 proceeded overseas to France, ex Ooverseas Trainng Brigade, Folkestone
22/08/1918 gastric enteritis - admitted to 4th Southern General Hopital, Plymouth
18/01/1919 returned to Australia onboard HT Ulyssis, ex England
15/03/1919 disembarked into Australia
06/06/1919 discharged from service
Medals: British War medal (48723) and Victory medal (47530)
Married: Dorothy Isabel Atkinson
23/08/1941 passed away
cremated at: Rookwood Cemetery and Crematorium
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 25/04/2017. Lest we forget
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