Irwin John Baxter (1914 - 1989)

Born 6 Mar 1914 in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Kathleen Hann Reilly — married 1936 in Victoria, Australia

Died 11 May 1989 at age 75 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Irwin Baxter was born in Victoria, Australia

Irwin John BAXTER was born on 6 March 1914 in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia^[1]. His parents were Edwin John BAXTER and Eileen MATHER.

Kathleen Hannah REILLY and Irwin John BAXTER were married in 1936 in Victoria, Australia^[2]

9 March 1942, Irwin enlisted in the Australian Army; Service Number: VX77450^[3][4]. He was assigned to the 3 Sec NT Force Details Depot, attained the rank of Private and was discharged on 13 February 1946.

He passed away in 1989 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia^[5]

Irwin was born in 1914. He was the son of Edwin Baxter and Lena Mather. He passed away in 1989.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: births; Registration number 2151 / 1914; Family name: BAXTER; Given name(s) Irwin Jno; Place of event: CASTLEMAINE, VIC, Australia; Mother's name Eileen MATHER; Father's Name: Edwin Jno. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
2. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: marriages; Registration number 1243 / 1936; Family name: BAXTER; Given name(s) Irwin Jno; Spouse's family name: REILLY; Spouse's given name(s) Kath Hannah. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
3. ↑ National Archives of Australia: World War 2 records. Item details for: B883, VX77450; View digital copy; Title BAXTER IRWIN JOHN; Service Number - VX77450; Date of birth - 06 Mar 1914; Place of birth - CASTLEMAINE VIC; Place of enlistment - CAULFIELD VIC; Next of Kin - BAXTER KATHLEEN; Contents date range 1939 - 1948; Series number B883; Control symbol VX77450; Citation NAA: B883, VX77450; Item ID 6072671; Location Canberra; Access status Open. https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/
4. ↑ Australian Government: Department of Veterans' Affairs. Nominal Roll - World War Two Service. https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=482865&c=WW2#R
5. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: deaths; Registration number 11900 / 1989; Family name: BAXTER; Given name(s) Irwin John; Place of event: Bendigo, Australia; Mother's name Baxter, Eillen Mather; Father's Name: Baxter, Edwin John. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history

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