Andrew Bruce BAXTER MM

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Service Number:	VX41609
Enlisted:	26 June 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glenferrie, Victoria, Australia., 16 August 1916
Home Town:	Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, New Guinea, 24 April 1943, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot S. Row A. Grave 13. Personal Inscription ~ "REST IN PEACE...REMEMBERED BY HIS LOVING WIFE ELSIE".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, VX41609
26 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX41609, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion
21 May 1941:	Honoured Military Medal, The Battle for Crete - May 1941, In recognition of his distinguish service in Crete.

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