Robert Edward BAXTER

BAXTER, Robert Edward

Service Number: WX8422
Enlisted: 18 October 1940
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
Born: BOULDER, WA, 26 January 1915
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Killed in Action, Papua, 5 December 1942, aged 27 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, WX8422
18 Oct 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX8422, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion

WW2

The details provided are taken from the book "1000 Men at War" the history of the 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion, published 1959, refer to page 177. Robert was born 26th Jan 1915, and prior to the war he was a shop assistant. He served with the 2nd/16th Inf Bn as a private soldier. Unfortunately, he was Killed In Action 5th Dec 1942. Rest In Peace. Lest We Forget.

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