Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Robert Gordon Baxter
In memory of:
Private Robert Gordon Baxter
September 4, 1916
Military Service
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Army
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
13th Bn.
Additional Information
September 6, 1891
Son of Andrew and Katherine Baxter, of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Commemorated on Page 51 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
COURCELETTE BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France
V. B. 7.
Courcelette is a village some 10 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert, just off the D929 road to Bapaume. The Courcelette British Cemetery is approximately 1 kilometre west of the village on the south side of a track, suitable for cars, from the secondary road from Courcelette to Pozieres. The route is signposted in the village.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc -
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Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me. From the Annie Boyes collection courtesy of the Simcoe County Archives. http://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/arc -
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Photo of Robert Baxter – Photo taken from "A Short History and Photographic Record of the 73rd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Royal Highlanders of Canada" Page 23. B Company. No. 6 Platoon. -
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Attestation Papers (Reverse)
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