BAXTER, William James
| Service Number: | 1654 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Paignton, Devon, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Noorat, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Elementary School, England |
| Occupation: | Groom/Gardener/Dairy Farm worker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Millencourt, nr Albert, France., 28 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Senlis Communal Cemetery Extension Grave II. A. 4. Personal Inscription THOUGH DEATH DIVIDES FOND MEMORIES CLING, Senlis Communal Cemetery Extension, Senlis-le-Sec, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camperdown War Memorial, Terang 100th Centenary of Armistice Remembering Our Fallen |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1654, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1654, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1654, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1654 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-03-28 |
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Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 46th Bn.
BASTARD, WILLIAM JAMES NATHANIEL
Mother's Maiden Surname: - MARCH
GRO Reference: 1893 S Quarter in TOTNES Volume 05B Page 158.
1901 census-Paignton, Devon, England, United Kingdom.
James Bastard Head 34 Paignton, Devonshire
Elizabeth Bastard Wife 35 Torquay, Devonshire
William Bastard Son 7 Paignton, Devonshire.
1911 census- Paignton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
James Bastard 44 Paignton, Devonshire
Elizabeth Bastard Wife 44 Torquay, Devonshire
William Bastard Son 17 Paignton, Devonshire
In 1911 he was a nursery gardener-aged 17.
He was 24 and the son of James and Elizabeth Bastard [nee March], of 6, Manor Terrace, Paignton, Devon, England.
Age on arrival in Australia 20.5
Enlistment date-5 November 1915-Private-46th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916-aged 22.
Rank from Nominal Roll-Lance Corporal