Olliver Jesse BAXTER

Regimental number29138
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinBrother, E Baxter, Ruapuna, Ashburton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on 11 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late George and Jessie Swan Baxter. Native of Ruapuna, Canterbury
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 9

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