LAXTON, Frank Pierpoint
| Service Number: | 305 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Murtoa, Victoria, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Dalby, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Palestine, 19 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) Plot 18, Row F, Grave 1, Gaza War Cemetery, Gaza, Israel |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dalby 'The Fallen' Honour Board, Dalby War Memorial, Kupunn HB1, Kupunn HB2 |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 10 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 17 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 305, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Borda, Brisbane | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 22 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 24 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 12 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 305, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 305 awm_unit: 11 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-04-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Frank Pierpoint LAXTON was born in 1887 at Murtoa, Victoria
His parents were Edward LAXTON and Elizabeth BURTON who married in 1883 in Victoria
He enlisted for WW1 on 6th January, 1915 & embarked from Brisbane with the 11th Light Horse Regiment on 2nd June, 1915 on the HMAT Borda
Frank died of wounds on 19th April, 1917 in Palestine and was first buried near Wadi Sihan, outside of Gaza and re-interred in the Gaza War Cemetery
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and the Dalby Honour Roll in Queensland - he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal.
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