Corporal R G Baxter Suffolk Regiment and Army Catering Corps
War Medal 1939-45. General Service Medal 'Palestine 1945-48. Efficiency Medal 'T&AVR'.
The Man R G Baxter enlisted into the 1st Battalion Suffolk Regiment in about 1944 as a Private with service number 14460056. Following the end of World War II, he was awarded the War Medal 1939-45. He then saw service in Palestine and later Malaya, being awarded the General Service Medal with clasps ‘Palestine 1945-48’ on 22nd September 1952 and appearing in Amy Order 146 of 1947. He also subsequently received the clasp ‘Malaya’. In about 1967 he re-enlisted into the Army Catering Corps Territorial Army, with a new service number 24029569. He was promoted to Corporal and received the Efficiency Medal ‘T&AVR’ in Army order 119 of 1979. No other details are currently known about R G Baxter.
The Story The medal trio awarded to R G Baxter were acquired from E-Bay on 10th August 2020 and of interest because of the Efficiency Medal and two clasped General Service Medal combination. Despite a trawl of Ancestry.UK the only specific detail that could be found was confirmation of the award of the GSM with Palestine 1945-48 clasp. Forces War Records also confirmed the award dates of the Efficiency Medal and clasp. There was one possible link on Ancestry, Robert G Baxter born in Lewisham 1926. However, it has not been possible to prove beyond reasonable doubt that is the same man.
Medal Details
- War Medal 1939-45: Unnamed as awarded.
- General Service Medal: 14460056 PTE. R.G.BAXTER SUFFOLK.
- Efficiency Medal: 24029569 CPL R G BAXTER ACC
Page last updated 23 Aug 20
