WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| Private George Albert Baxter | Leicester Regt | born 1894 | |
| According to ROH only did home service hence no medals No service/pension records exist on Ancestry |
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Family history etc
| Private George Albert Baxter | |||
| 1894 FREEBMD | Born Bingham JUL-SEP | ||
| Census 1901 | Lived in Needham Street, Bingham with: Father: William, b. 1861 Bingham Mother: Mary, b. 1850 Aslockton Brother; John, b.1883 Bingham |
Platelayer GNR |
William and Mary married in 1890 |
| Census 1911 | Lived in Wright’s Row, Nottingham Rd, Bingham with: Father: William Baxter Mother: Mary Anne, Brother, John Thomas, b. 1893 Bingham Cousin: Lydia Gill, widow, b. 1882 Hawksworth |
Groom Domestic Platelayer GNR Gardener charwoman |
Brother John served in Notts & Derby regiment, click on name for more |
| 1923 FREEBMD | Married Edith M Brewster JAN-MAR in Bingham | Sister of Herbert Brewster, Fred Brewster and Ernest Brewster | |
| Electoral Register | 1921-3: Nottingham Road, George Albert with William and Mary
Ann. 1924-31: Nottingham Road, George and Edith Mary NOTE: Father, mother and other Baxters on Nottingham Road, may or may not have been same household. |
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| 1939 Register | West End Avenue, Bingham: George Albert Baxter, b. 23 Jun 1894, married Edith Mary Baxter, b. 25 Jan 1893, married Jane Brewster, b. 21 Jan 1956, widowed |
Roadman, Notts CC Unpaid domestic duties Incapacitated |
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| Research Note | George’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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