BAXTER, Robert Hector
(Service number 3/2594)
| First Rank | Lieutenant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Medical practitioner | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Robert Gilbert Baxter (father), care of Mr Farquahson National Mortgage Agency Company (Limited), Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 19th Reinforcements, New Zealand Medical Corps | ||
| Date | 15 November 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western European, 1917-1919 | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in working for three days at his regimental aid post under continual exposure to shell and machine gun fire. Granted 28 November 1917
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | Age | ||
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Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph database (27 August 2015); Military Personnel File; SCRoll web submission from L Wright, 19 August 2015
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Tony Rippin, South Canterbury Museum
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