Accession Number | P03233.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white, Portrait |
Physical description | Black & white, Portrait |
Maker |
Unknown |
Date made | 1915 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) David Russell Baxter 25th Battalion of Townsville Qld. A bookeeper in ...
Description
Portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) David Russell Baxter 25th Battalion of Townsville Qld. A bookeeper in civilian life, he was born in Dundee, Scotland in 1880, and he enlisted on 8 Jan 1915. Lt Baxter was awarded a Military Cross (MC) in 1917. On 13 June 1918, Captain Baxter died of wounds sustained while fighting near Bonnay.