Thomas Baxter
Service number
1569121
Military unit
2 Lt AA Regt Royal Artillery
Address
9 Boughton Road, New Ollerton.
Date of birth
22 Feb 1915
Date of death
30 May 1942 (26 years old)
Place of birth
Pinxton, Derbyshire
Employment, education or hobbies
Emloyed by Mansfield, Sutton & District Co-Operative Society has a general shop assistant.
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Family history
Son of James Richard and Olive Baxter of 50 Newark Road, Southwell.
In 1938 Thomas married Phyllis Brenda Bamford and they had one son, Brian born on 23rd February 1939. Brian died aged 5 in 1944. Phyllis never re-married and died in 1999
Military history
The 2nd Light Anti-Aircraft regiment had been formed in October 1940. In December 1940 they were sent to Eygpt and formed a part of the defence of the Tobruk garrison.
Rommell laid seige to Tobruk frm 10th April 1941 to Nvember 1941.
Extra information
Buried at Tobruk War Cemtery Libya, plot 1. F. 11
Photographs
No photos