Norman BAXTER

Regimental number9/8
AddressMaori Hill, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, R G Baxter, Maori Hill, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitOtago Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 6-7 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsNew Zealand No 2 Outpost Cemetery (Special Memorial No 6), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert Gilbert and Miriam Baxter, Sumner, Christchurch. Native of Dunedin
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body