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64th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps



   64th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps served with 21st Division. The Division was established in September 1914, as part Kitchener's Third New Army. The Division concentrated in the Tring area, training at Halton Park before winter necessitated a move into local billets in Tring, Aylesbury, Leighton Buzzard, High Wycombe and Maidenhead. In May 1915 the infantry moved to huts at Halton Park. On the 9th of August they moved to Witley Camp for final training. They proceeded to France during the first week of September and marched across France to going into the reserve for the British assault at Loos on the 26th of September suffering heavy casualties. In 1916 They were in action in the Battles of The Somme, including The Battle of Morval in which the Division captured Geudecourt. In 1917 they were in action during The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, the Arras offensive, the Third Battles of Ypres and The Cambrai Operations. In 1918 they fought on The Somme then moved north and were in action during the Battles of the Lys,,the Battle of the Aisne, The Somme, the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and the Final Advance in Picardy. At the Armistice the Division were around Berlaimont, on the 12th they moved to Beaufort, then in mid December they moved west of Amiens and demobilisation began being completed by the 19th of May 1919.

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64th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

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  • Baxter Charles Roland James. Pte. (d.21st March 1918)

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Pte. Charles Roland James Baxter 8th Btn. Leicestershire Regiment (d.21st March 1918)

Charles Baxter was born in Offord Cluny, Huntingdonshire in 1890. The only son of Benjamin Robert Baxter & his wife Alice (nee Fensome) who married at Offord Cluny in 1882. He had 5 sisters, Grace, Winifred, Elsie, Ruby & Dorothy and the family moved to Loughborough c1892.

Having previously served with the Leicestershire Yeomanry, Charles re-enlisted at Loughborough on 3rd of September 1914 and was posted to the 8th Service Battalion. He was destined to become a stretcher bearer, one of only 16 per Battalion. They were unarmed and called to the most dangerous places, where casualties had already taken place.

On 25th of September 1916 Charles was admitted to No 64 Field Ambulance with debitity and a leg injury. He rejoined his battalion on 30th of September. Charles was subsequently killed in action on 22nd of March 1918 near Epehy during the German Spring Offensive. Charles is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial. He is also remembered on the memorial in Emmanuel Church, Loughborough and on the Loughborough Carillon.

Jane Welsh






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