Private Walter Bertram Laxton
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Laxton,
Walter Bertram
Date of birth: 1888-02-25
Place of birth: Bohemia Austria
Next of kin: John Henry Laxton, father. Mission City, British Columbia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Horticulturalist
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-01-04
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Berks Cemetery Extension, III, B, 17
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 428518
Highest Rank:
Private
(7th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-03-12 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Ploegsteert
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 106946
LAC ID:
521897
Service file: B5475-S034
Uploader's Notes:
Son of John Henry Laxton and Louisa Franzisca Laxton (nee Beckel) of Mission City, British Columbia; older brother of Arthur Eaton Laxton (Service No. 428517)
Prior service with 104th Regiment, Westminster Fusiliers of Canada.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion 2nd Reinforcing Draft Private Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2011-01-21
Last modified: 2021-05-12