BAXTER, Percy
Service Number: | 3013 |
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Enlisted: | 13 July 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Melbourne, Vic., 1894 |
Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Glass Blower |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3013, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
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29 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 3013, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
29 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 3013, 5th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne |
WOMAN IS PROUD OF HER FIVE SOLDIER SONS
Justly proud of her "fighting family" is Mrs Teresa Baxter, of 133 Wilson street, West Brunswick, five of whose sons are now in khaki. In addition, she has a number of nephews and other relatives at the front. Private W. T. Baxter, the eldest son, was wounded three times in the Gallipoli fighting. He recovered and returned to duty.
Sergeant Robert Baxter also has been wounded three times. At last report he was doing home service duty in Egypt. Private G. A. Baxter was married recently, only a short time before his departure for the front. Private Percy Baxter, is at the front, and Private Leonard Baxter expects to be there shortly.
Submitted 18 April 2018 by Faithe Jones