Henry James Baxter
Number: PM5840
Rank: Able Seaman
D.O.B.: 5th September 1923, Werribee, Victoria
Service History
17.02.43 Enlisted as an Ordinary Seaman, HMAS
Cerberus
15.03.43 Posted to HMAS Penguin
21.05.43 Posted to HMAS Assault
10.08.43 Passed C/O Course, Assault
29.09.43 Posted to HMAS Moreton
07.11.43 Posted to HMAS Basilisk, New Guinea
17.02.44 Promoted to Able Seaman
28.03.44 Returned to Australia and posted to HMAS Moreton
28.08.44 Posted to HMAS Magnetic
08.09.44 Allied Intelligence Bureau (A.I.B.) Duties
02.11.44 Jacquinot Bay, New Britain
02.10.45 Returned to Australia and posted to HMAS Moreton
17.02.46 Awarded 1st Good Conduct Badge
21.03.46 Posted to HMAS Lonsdale
03.04.46 Demobilised
photo source John Kennett