Basic Details
Surname
Baxter
Forenames
H
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
James Henry
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He enlisted before the war and fought in the Dardanelles before he was killed by shell fire during a night raid on the Hohenzollern Trench. His father, Isaac, is also commemorated on this memorial and both are also commemorated on IWM 2689.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on the Memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on the Memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on the Memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Sergeant
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Somme
Year of death
1916
Month of death
September
Day of death
14
Age at death
20
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on the Memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action