WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| 16920 | Lance Corporal John Thomas Baxter | 12th Notts and Derby | born 1893 |
| Medal roll | Entry to France 29/8/15 Awarded 15 Star, Victory and British medals. Discharged to the Reserves 9th March 1919 |
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| Service record | Attested at Derby, 8th September 1914 aged 21 yrs 240 days Trade: General Labourer. He was 5’9 5/8”, with a girth of 36½” and weighed 144lbs. He had blue eyes and light brown hair. His next of kin were his mother and father, William and Mary Ann of West End Avenue, Bingham (1914) The papers record several postings (but do not indicate where to) until
he was appointed Lance Corporal on 3rd November 1918. |
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| Forces records web site | 12th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers): His entry to France on 29th August 1915 suggests he would have been involved in these actions: 01.10.1914 Formed at Derby as part of the Third New Army (K3) and then moved to Shoreham area attached to the 24th Division. April 1915 Became a Pioneer Battalion of the 24th Division. 29.08.1915 Mobilised for war and landed in France and engaged in various action on the Western Front including; 1915 The Battle of Loos (the Division suffered severe losses and took the rest of the year to rebuild). 1916 The German gas attack at Wulverghem, The Battle of Delville Wood, The Battle of Guillemont. 1917 The Battle of Vimy Ridge, The Battle of Messines, The Battle of Pilkem Ridge, The Battle of Langemarck, The Cambrai Operations. 1918 The Battle of St Quentin, The Actions at the Somme Crossings, The Battle of Rosieres, The First Battle of the Avre, The Battle of Cambrai 1918, The pursuit to the Selle, The Battle of the Sambre, The passage of the Grand Honelle. 11.11.1918 Ended the war at Le Louvion east of Bavai, France. |
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| Roll of Honour | Served on the Western Front |
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| AVL | AVL Address: Nottingham Road; 12th Notts and Derby Regt. | ||
Family history etc
| Lance Corporal John Thomas Baxter | |||
| 1893 FREEBMD | Born Bingham 18th February 1893 | ||
| Census 1901 | Lived in Needham Street, Bingham with: Father: William, b 1861, Bingham Mother: Mary b. 1850 Aslockton Brother: George b. 1895 Bingham |
Platelayer GNR |
William and Mary married in 1890 |
| Census 1911 | Lived in Wright’s Row, Nottingham Rd, Bingham with: Father: William Mother: Mary Anne Brother: George aged 16 Cousin: Lydia Gill, widow, aged 29 b. Hawksworth |
Gardener Platelayer GNR Groom Domestic charwoman |
Brother George served in Notts & Derby regiment, click on name for more |
| 1918 | AVL Address: Nottingham Rd | ||
| 1925 | John married Alice Maud Meredith in Melton Mowbray JUL-SEP Children: John M, Bingham 1927 Gerald H, Bingham 1931 |
John’s occupation: Hospital Attendant His father was a railwayman. Her father was an ironstone labourer. |
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| 1935 | Father William of 2 West End Ave, Bingham died 25/12/1935 at 4 Henson Lane, Radcliffe leaving effects of £1148 to John Thomas Baxter, mental hospital nurse | National Probate calendar | |
| 1939 Register | 4 Henson Lane, Saxondale: John T Baxter, b. 18 Feb, married Alice M Baxter, b. 2 April 1900, married One closed record Gerald H Baxter, b. 31 Mar 1931, single |
Mental Hospital Nurse Housewife unpaid [John M] At school |
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| 1967 | 2nd Mar 1967 Died Bingham aged 74 Buried Bingham cemetery |
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| Research Note | John’s father had also been a soldier. He attested on 22 December 1880 with 26th Brigade, having previously served with 1st Derby. Regimental number 2384. The form was endorsed in red ink “Enlisted by special authority dated Horse Guards Letter 20 Dec 1880”. He was 5’4¾”, chest 35” with Hazel eyes and sandy hair. He was a Wesleyan. He weighed 124 Lbs. His health record sheet shows he had a variety of illnesses – rheumatism, tonsillitis, diarrhoea and sore throat. He served in Aldershot [1yr 7 days], Gibraltar [222 days], Egypt [68 days], and India [4yrs 106 days] (including Lucknow and Dum Dum). His last 5 years and 324 days were in the UK. He took part in the Egyptian campaign of 1882 and was awarded the campaign medal. Next of kin was his mother, Maria Baxter, Long Acre, Bingham. He was discharged in 20th December 1892. He was granted a pension to which was added (GCP – Good Conduct Pay) of 2d per day on 21.12.1886. |
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