Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Ralph Herbert Baxter
In memory of:
Ordinary Seaman Ralph Herbert Baxter
October 15, 1940
Military Service
V/14435
19
Navy
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
H.M.C.S. Naden
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Baxter, of Milner. Naval
Commemorated on Page 10 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
VETERANS' CEMETERY (ESQUIMALT)
British Columbia, Canada
Sec. Grave 190.
The Veterans' Cemetery National Historic Site is located adjacent to the Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt in the municipality of Esquimalt, British Columbia. On July 14, 1868 the cemetery was consecrated as a one acre Royal Navy plot. Today the site covers 2.2 acres with most of the land surrounding the cemetery owned by the Gorge Vale Golf Course. Presently the cemetery holds over 1700 graves of Canadian and Commonwealth naval and military personnel and their families. The Esquimalt Veterans' Cemetery is significant for its long history of providing a resting place for military dead.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Memorial – Ralph Herbert Baxter is commemorated on this memorial plaque in Fort Langley, British Columbia.
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