BAXTER, William Edward
| Service Number: | 6223 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Miles, Queensland, Australia, 31 August 1884 |
| Home Town: | Miles, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6223, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6223, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Greg Hampton
William enlisted in the AIF on 2 Nov 1915 from Dubbo NSW. SERN 6223. He gave his NoK as his brother, Frederick Louis Baxter. He has no brother by that name although his father was Frederick. He states that he was born in Gin Gin Qld on 28 Aug 1887 when in fact he was born in Miles on 31 Aug 1884. Returned to Australia for discharge deemed medically unfit in June 1918 suffering from Sandy Blight. (Trachoma)
William tried to re-enlisted in the AIF on 4 Sept 1918 from Mudgee NSW. He gave his NoK as C. H. Levins, Dunedoo, NSW. He states that he was born in Miles Qld on 28 Aug 1886. On his attestation form he states that he served in the AIF previously for 2 years 327 days. His service number (6223) is noted on his re-enlistment papers. He was found to be medically unfit due to complications of Sandy Blight. William's last known address was the State Hospital, Lidcombe, NSW in 1945, as he gave this address when sending a Statutory Declaration to Base Records, Victoria Barracks when requesting replacement discharge papers. There is no death death record in either Qld or NSW for William.