Edward BAXTER

Regimental number8/1132
AddressOtago Club, High Street, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinJ Baxter, Dee Street, North Shore, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateAccidentally killed 8 December 1916
Place of burialRue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row M, Grave No 14), Fleurbaix, France
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body