Walter Leonard BAXTER

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Service Numbers:	1815, 11815
Enlisted:	13 January 1915, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lymington, England, United Kingdom, 1893
Home Town:	Pipers River, George Town, Tasmania
Schooling:	State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France, 3 September 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Commemorated in the George Town Cemetery, Pipers River, Tasmania, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nile War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

13 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1815, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania
19 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 11815, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
19 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 11815, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle
3 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 1815, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1815 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03

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Son of Edward and Margaret Baxter of Pipers River, Tasmania

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal