Edward John (Jack) BAXTER

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BAXTER, Edward John

Service Numbers:	3768, Q112350
Enlisted:	8 May 1916, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	14th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 2 September 1893
Home Town:	Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 2 February 1978, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West End (Old Townsville) Cemetery, Qld
Memorials:	City of Townsville WW1 Honour Roll, Townsville No. 37 Magnetic Lodge P.A.F.S.O.A. Honor Board

World War 1 Service

8 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3768, 31st Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland.
19 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 3768, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: ''
19 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 3768, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane
6 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3768, 31st Infantry Battalion, Shell Wound to thigh.
27 Nov 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Army Ordnance Corps AIF

Peacetime

21 Mar 1942:	Enlisted

World War 2 Service

21 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q112350, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland.
6 May 1942:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, 16th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
9 Jun 1942:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, Acting Lieutenant
22 Oct 1942:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 16th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
5 Apr 1945:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 14th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)

John Edward Burke.

Lance Corporal John Edward Burke, 2/19th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan POW camp in north Borneo, having been transferred there from Singapore as a part of E Force. The 500 Australian and 500 British POW's who made up E Force, left Changi on 28 March 1943, on board the S.S. DeKlerk arriving at Berhala Island (adjacent to Sandakan Harbour) on 15 April 1943. The POW's were held there until 5 June, when they were taken by barge to Sandakan. The next day they were transferred to the 8 Mile Camp, which was about half a mile from the B Force compound. Lance Corporal Burke, aged 38, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 31 July 1945. He was the son of Jack and Francis Louisa Burke, and the husband of Ena Margaret Burke, of Millaa Millaa, Qld. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 10. Courtesy of The Australian War Memorial.

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