Harold (Harry) BAXTER

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BAXTER, Harold

Service Number:	4730
Enlisted:	9 October 1915, Gilgandra, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	45th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Essex, England, 1893
Home Town:	Gilgandra, Gilgandra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Flers, France, 22 November 1916
Cemetery:	Bancourt British Cemetery VII R 16
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gilgandra Coo-ee March Gallery, Gilgandra NSW 100th Anniversary of The Cooee March

World War 1 Service

9 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4730, 13th Infantry Battalion, Gilgandra, NSW
8 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4730, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
8 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4730, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney
22 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 4730, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4730 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-22

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of James A. and Rhoda BAXTER, "The Clarendon", Ocean Beach, Manly, New South Wales

Harold was killed in action on November 22, 1916, by a shell burst at Flers, France and buried in a shell hole with his rifle on his grave. His final resting place is in the Bancourt British Cemetery. In a statement to the Red Cross Wounded and Missing Bureau, fellow Coo-ee James Maher (4847) said: “I knew Bob – his real name was Harry… we had just come from Belgium to the Somme… we were together always.”

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