Basic Details
Surname
Laxton
Forenames
David
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 23 Chapel Street.

(N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, service number/ rank/ military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
R.G.A.
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Driver
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
England
Town of death
Colchester
Country of burial
Not stated
Town of burial
Not stated on memorial
Cemetery
Not stated
Year of death
1917
Month of death
March
Day of death
7
Manner of death as stated
"Died of wounds 7th March 1917 at Colchester Military Hospital"
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds