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Private Harry Dane Baxter

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1887-03-30
Place of birth: New York U.S.A.
Next of kin: Henry J. Baxter; father; Pine Creek, Alberta
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address: Pine Creek, Alberta
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-11-11
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 24 - 28 - 30

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 904979
Highest Rank: Private (10th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Lance Corporal (Army).
  2. Private, 10th Battalion, Infantry (Army). ? to 1917-11-11
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: While taking part with his Battalion in the attack on PASSCHENDAELE, this soldier was shot through the head by a bullet from the rifle of an enemy sniper and instantly killed.
Awards

Military Medal (Hill 70)
Description: From the Regimental Diaries:
On 15/8/17, on Hill 70, this soldier while a No. 2 of a LEWIS GUN section, greatly assisted his No. 1 to advance the gun in the attack, which they did without awaiting orders from their seniors. On 16/8/17 in the attack on the CHALK PIT, he and the No. 1 were selected to cover the left flank. They rushed the gun forward and this man acting as a tripod, allowing the No. 1 to fire on the retreating enemy, causing many casualties.
Date of award: 1917-11-19
Date of award: 1917-08-15
Source: London Gazette

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 922043
LAC ID: 29754
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0519-S006
Uploader's Notes: Son of Henry J. Baxter, of Newbrook, Alberta.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948" database [Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 194th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 10th Battalion Military Medal Hill 70

From the Regimental Diaries:
On 15/8/17, on Hill 70, this soldier while a No. 2 of a LEWIS GUN section, greatly assisted his No. 1 to advance the gun in the attack, which they did without awaiting orders from their seniors.

On 16/8/17 in the attack on the CHALK PIT, he and the No. 1 were selected to cover the left flank. They rushed the gun forward and this man acting as a tripod, allowing the No. 1 to fire on the retreating enemy, causing many casualties.

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ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-01-14