Thomas Henry BAXTER

BAXTER, Thomas Henry

    Service Number: 5038
    Enlisted: 10 November 1915, Brisbane, Qld.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 47th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Lacey's Creek, Qld., 10 March 1889
    Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
    Schooling: North Pine State School
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 11 April 1917, aged 28 years
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dayboro Showgrounds War Memorial, Dayboro War Memorial, Dayboro World War One Memorial, Pine Shire Council Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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    World War 1 Service

    10 Nov 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5038, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld.
    31 Mar 1916: Involvement Private, 5038, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
    31 Mar 1916: Embarked Private, 5038, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney
    11 Apr 1917: Involvement Private, 5038, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5038 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-11

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Thomas's parents were William Baxter and Mary Ebert. Thomas was the fourth eldest of eleven children. He attended Laceys Creek School from January 1898 to April 1898 and then went to Hell Hole School at Dayboro from May 1898 to March 1899. He was working as a labourer when he enlisted in Brisbane on 10 November 1915. He was killed in action 11 April 1917 aged 28 years. Thomas never married.
    His parents are buried at Dayboro Cemetery

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