Frank William Baxter

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Frank William Baxter VC

Born	(1869-12-29)29 December 1869 Woolwich, London, England
Died	22 April 1896(1896-04-22) (aged 26) Umguza, Mashonaland, Rhodesia
Buried at	Bulawayo Town Cemetery, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Allegiance	Rhodesia
Service/branch	Bulawayo Field Force
Rank	Trooper
Unit	Grey's Scouts
Battles/wars	Matabeleland Rebellion
Awards	Victoria Cross

Frank William Baxter VC (29 December 1869 – 22 April 1896) was a Rhodesian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Details

Born on 29 December 1869 in Woolwich, London, Baxter was 26 years old, and a trooper in the Bulawayo Field Force during the Matabeleland Rebellion, when, on 22 April 1896 (Matabeleland Rebellion), near Umguza, Mashonaland, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Baxter gave up his horse to a wounded comrade who was lagging behind, with an enemy force in hot pursuit. Baxter then tried to escape on foot, hanging on to the stirrup of another mounted scout of the Bulawayo Field Force, until he was hit in the side by enemy fire. He let go of the stirrup and died moments later.^[1]

Baxter is buried at Bulawayo Town Cemetery, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

The Medal

Baxter's medal is on display in the Lord Ashcroft VC collection^[2] in the Imperial War Museum in Chelsea, London.

References

↑ VictoriaCross.net
↑ "Lord Ashcroft VC collection". Retrieved March 04, 2013.

Persondata
Name	Baxter, Frank William
Alternative names
Short description	Recipient of the Victoria Cross
Date of birth	29 December 1869
Place of birth	Woolwich, London, England
Date of death	22 April 1896
Place of death	Umguza, Mashonaland, Rhodesia

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