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SECTION XIII Page 32 Download original document at bottom of page BAX, A. F., Sergt., R.H.A. ("H" Battery). He was mobilised in August 1914, and quickly drafted to France. There he played a prominent part in the Battles of the Marne, Ypres (I and II), Loos, Vermelles, the Somme (I), Arras, Bullecourt, Cambrai, the Somme (II), and Amiens. He was discharged in January 1919, and holds the 1914 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 27, Render Street, New Cross, S.E.14. BAX, H. S., Private, 1st East Surrey Regiment. He volunteered in 1915, and after completing his training in the same year proceeded to the Western Front, where he took part in much heavy fighting on the Somme. He made the supreme sacrifice, being killed in action in 1916, and was entitled to the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. "Honour to the immortal dead who gave their youth that the world might grow old in peace." 27, Render Street, New Cross, S.E.14. BAX, W. J., Private, R.A.M.C. He joined in May 1917, and two months later was drafted to Salonika. In this seat of operations he did consistently good work in the hospitals, and also as a stretcher-bearer. Later he contracted malaria, and was in hospital for a time. After hostilities ceased, he returned home and was demobilised in January 1920. He holds the General Service and Victory Medals. 102, Clifton Crescent, Peckham, S.E.15 BAXTER, A. F., Corporal, R.F.A. He was called up from the Reserve in August 1914, and immediately proceeded to the Western Front. In the course of his service in this seat of war he took part in many important engagements. He fought in the Battles of Mons, the Marne, the Aisne, St. Eloi, Hill 60, Loos, Vimy Ridge, and the Somme, and was also in action throughout the Retreat and Advance of 1918. He returned to England, was discharged in February 1919, and holds the Mons Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 74, Moncrieff Street, Rye Lane, S.E.15. BAXTER, C. E., A/Sergt., R.G.A. He joined in February 1916, and after his training proceeded to Macedonia in the following November, and was engaged in various operations on the Doiran front until August 1917. He was then drafted to Palestine, where he saw service at Beersheba, Gaza, Ludd, Jaffa, and Haifa, and at many other places until the conclusion of the Campaign. He returned to England in April 1919, and discharged in the following August, holds the General Service and Victory Medals BAXTER, E., Private, R.A.O.C. He joined in February 1917, and in the same year was sent to East Africa, where he was engaged at Dar-es-Salaam, and other stations on important duties in connection with stores, and rendered valuable services. He returned home in April 1919, and was demobilised, holding the General Service and Victory Medals. 31, Leahurst Road, Lewisham, S.E.13. BAXTER, E. W. D., Corporal, R.A.S.C. He joined in 1916, and shortly afterwards proceeded to France, where he saw much heavy fighting in various sectors of the Front. He was in action during heavy fighting at St. Eloi, Albert, Vimy Ridge, and the Somme, and later took part in the Battles of Bullecourt, and Ypres (III), and in the Retreat of 1918. He was wounded at Cambrai in September 1918, and was invalided to England, and finally discharged in November 1919. He holds the General Service and Victory Medals. 4, Moncrieff Street, Rye Lane, Peckham, S.E.15. BAXTER, F. H. (M.M.), Q.M.S., R.F.A. He volunteered in August 1914, and on the completion of his training was drafted to Gallipoli, and served in the Landing at Suvla Bay. Later he was seat to Mesopotamia, and served with the Relief Forces at Kut, and took part in the capture of Baghdad. During his service overseas he was twice wounded, and was awarded the Military Medal at Baghdad in 1917 for conspicuous gallantry, and devotion to duty. In the following year he unfortunately contracted malaria, and was invalided home, and after a period of treatment in hospital was demobilised in 1919. He holds the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 13, Tell Grove, East Dulwich, S.E.22. BAXTER, F. J., Gunner, R.F.A. He volunteered in April 1915, and was later drafted to the Western Front, where he was engaged on important duties as a signaller at the Battles of the Somme, Ypres, and Vimy Ridge. He was then transferred to India, and took part in the operations on the North West Frontier, remaining in this seat of war until after the conclusion of hostilities, when he returned home and was demobilised in December 1919. He holds the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals, and the India General Service Medal (with clasp Afghanistan North West Frontier, 1919). 79, Verney Road, Rotherhithe, S.E.16. BAXTER, F. S., Pte., Q.O. (Royal West Kent Regt.) Mobilised from the Reserve in August 1914, he was engaged on important guard duties at Chatham for about two years. Owing to ill-health he was medically unfit for foreign service, but nevertheless did very valuable work in home defence until 1916, when he was invalided out. 7, Tell Grove, East Dulwich, S.E.22. BAXTER, G., Gunner, R.F.A. He volunteered in 1914, and was later drafted to the Western Front, where he took part in the Battles of Ypres, Loos, the Somme, and Cambrai, and in the Retreat and Advance of 1918. Returning to England in April 1919, he was then demobilised, and holds the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 5, Hales Street, Deptford, S.E.8. BAXTER, H. J. (M.M.), Cpl., 21st London Regt.,and M.G.C. Mobilised at the outbreak of war, he proceeded to France in March 1915, and fought with distinction in numerous engagements, including those at Ginchy, Hulluch, Vimy Ridge, Oppy Wood, Givenchy, Loos, High Wood, Ypres, Passchendaele, and Bourlon Wood. He was awarded the Military Medal for conspicuous gallantry in the Field, and was wounded near Ypres in April 1916, and again at Cambrai in December 1917, when he was taken prisoner and held in captivity until after the Armistice. In addition to the Military Medal, he holds the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals, and was demobilised in March 1919. 107, Hill Street, Peckham, S.E.15. BAXTER, H. W. A., Gunner, R.G.A. He joined in 1916, and on completion of his training was in the same year sent overseas. During his service on the Western Front, he was present at many important engagements in various sectors. He was in action at the Battles of Vimy Ridge, the Somme, Beaumont-Hamel, and Messines, where he was wounded in June 1917. As a result he was invalided to England and finally discharged as medically unfit for further service in 1918. He holds the General Service and Victory Medals. 74, Moncrieff St., Rye Lane, S.E.15. BAXTER, L. N., Rifleman, 7th K.R.R.C. He volunteered in May 1915, and proceeding to France in the following January was in action at Festubert, where he received shell-shock, and at Thiepval. In September 1916, he was sent home as under age for duty abroad, but returned to France twelve months later, and took part in the Allied Retreat at St. Quentin on March 1928, when his Battalion was severely cut up. He was then attached to the American Army as a Lewis Gun Instructor for three months and subsequently served in the Advance of 1918, reaching Maubeuge on Armistice Day. He returned home and was demobilised in March 1919, and holds the General Service and Victory Medals. 207, Hill Street, Peckham, S.E.15. BAXTER, P. H., Bombardier, R.F.A. He volunteered in September 1914, and was sent to the Western Front in the following year. In the course of his service in this theatre of war, he took part in many important engagements in various sectors, and was wounded and invalided to England in 1917. He then returned to France on his recovery and saw further service until the cessation of hostilities, when he was drafted to India, and in 1920 was stationed at Basra in Mesopotamia. He holds the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 45, Tustin Street, Peckham, S.E.15. BAXTER, T., Sgt., 26th Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). He was mobilised from the Reserve at the outbreak of war, having previously served for many years, and was drafted to France, where he took part in the Retreat from Mons. He was severely wounded and invalided home, but subsequently rejoined his unit in France in 1916. After fighting in many important engagements on the Somme and Ypres sectors, he gave his life for King and Country in the Battle of the Marne on July 19th, 1918. He was entitled to the Mons Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. "A valiant Soldier, with undaunted heart he breasted life's last hill." 23, Marine Street, Rotherhithe, S.E.16. BAXTER, W. B. (Air Mechanic) R.A.F. He joined in July 1916, and, after completing a period of training, was drafted to France, where he was engaged on very important duties with his Squadron at Arms. He did good work until returning to England, and was demobilised in April 1919, and holds the General Service and Victory Medals. 6, Conderton Road, Camberwell, S.E.5. BAYFIELD, F., 1st Air Mechanic, R.A.F. He joined in February 1917, and after obtaining the necessary qualifications, was engaged on important duties in the work-shops at various stations in England, Ireland, and Scotland, his work being chiefly in connection with the fitting and repairing of aero engines. He rendered valuable services, which called for a high degree of technical skill, but was unsuccessful in obtaining his transfer overseas. He was still with his Squadron in 1920. 5, Devonshire Grove, Peckham, S.E.15. View And Download Original Document |