Rank--- Captain and Quartermaster
Unit--- 25th Australian Infantry Battalion
Service--- Australian Imperial Force
Date of Death--- 13 June 1918
Place of Death--- France
Cause of Death--- Died of wounds
Place of Association--- Macknade, Queensland, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France
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Cover Photo---Portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) David Russell Baxter 25th Battalion of Townsville Qld. A bookeeper in civilian life, he was born in Dundee, Scotland in 1880, and he enlisted on 8 Jan 1915. Lt Baxter was awarded a Military Cross (MC) in 1917. On 13 June 1918, Captain Baxter died of wounds sustained while fighting near Bonnay.
Unit--- 25th Australian Infantry Battalion
Service--- Australian Imperial Force
Date of Death--- 13 June 1918
Place of Death--- France
Cause of Death--- Died of wounds
Place of Association--- Macknade, Queensland, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France
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Cover Photo---Portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) David Russell Baxter 25th Battalion of Townsville Qld. A bookeeper in civilian life, he was born in Dundee, Scotland in 1880, and he enlisted on 8 Jan 1915. Lt Baxter was awarded a Military Cross (MC) in 1917. On 13 June 1918, Captain Baxter died of wounds sustained while fighting near Bonnay.
Rank--- Captain and Quartermaster
Unit--- 25th Australian Infantry Battalion
Service--- Australian Imperial Force
Date of Death--- 13 June 1918
Place of Death--- France
Cause of Death--- Died of wounds
Place of Association--- Macknade, Queensland, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France
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Cover Photo---Portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) David Russell Baxter 25th Battalion of Townsville Qld. A bookeeper in civilian life, he was born in Dundee, Scotland in 1880, and he enlisted on 8 Jan 1915. Lt Baxter was awarded a Military Cross (MC) in 1917. On 13 June 1918, Captain Baxter died of wounds sustained while fighting near Bonnay.
Unit--- 25th Australian Infantry Battalion
Service--- Australian Imperial Force
Date of Death--- 13 June 1918
Place of Death--- France
Cause of Death--- Died of wounds
Place of Association--- Macknade, Queensland, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France
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Cover Photo---Portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) David Russell Baxter 25th Battalion of Townsville Qld. A bookeeper in civilian life, he was born in Dundee, Scotland in 1880, and he enlisted on 8 Jan 1915. Lt Baxter was awarded a Military Cross (MC) in 1917. On 13 June 1918, Captain Baxter died of wounds sustained while fighting near Bonnay.
Inscription
HE WAS BRAVE AND TRUE
DEARLY LOVED AND SADLY MOURNED
Gravesite Details
Captain (Quartermaster), 25th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Died of wounds. Awarded the Military Cross. Age: Unknown.
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