BAXTER, Francis Morrell
| Service Number: | 3021 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1915, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Marylebone, London, England, 3 July 1865 |
| Home Town: | Albany, Albany, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Illness, Perth, Western Australia, 11 September 1946, aged 81 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Crematorium Rose Garden - Grave reference site 25, Position 0001, |
| Memorials: | Albany & Districts Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 18 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, 3021, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, 3021, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Fremantle |
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Francis Morrell BAXTER was born on 3rd July, 1865, Marylebone, London, England
His parents were William Stephen BAXTER and Ann MORRELL
Francis married Laura Elizabeth FOWEL (nee DAVIES) on 13th August, 1890 in Albany, Western Australia
He enlisted with the Australian Army on 23rd August, 1915 - he was a Provisional Corporal with the 28th Battalion, 7th reinforcements - the Unit embarked from Fremantle, WA on board HMAT Medic on 18th January, 1916
He returned to Australia on 23rd May, 1917 & saw service on the Western Front - he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
Francis died on 11th September, 1946 in Perth Hospital of illness and was cremated at Karrakatta Cemetery & memoralised in the Rose Garden
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