Private John William Baxter

Army Number : 117663

Battalion : 2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born at Kirklington, Nottinghamshire. Son of John and Emma Baxter, of Helpringham, Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Resided at Blidworth Lodge Farm, Blidworth and was a horseman. He enlisted at Hucknall 17th January 1916, went to France 28th September 1918. Died of pneumonia 29th November 1918, aged 22, at No. 5 Casualty Clearing Station, Maubeuge, France.

Buried  Maubeuge (Sous-Le-Bois) Cemetery, France. Row D, Grave 9.

Maubeuge (Sous-Le-Bois) Cemetery, France.

Private John William Baxter is also commemorated on the following local memorials:–
St. Swithin’s Church War Memorial, Kirklington, Nottinghamshire.
Victoria Embankment War Memorial, Nottingham. 

Victoria Embankment War Memorial, Nottingham.
Victoria Embankment War Memorial, Nottingham.