Harry Baxter

Henry Baxter
Born(1921-04-08)8 April 1921
County Kilkenny, Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died10 January 2007(2007-01-10) (aged 85)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankBrigadier
Service number363915
CommandsUlster Defence Regiment

Brigadier Henry Joseph Patrick Baxter CBE GM (8 April 1921 – 10 January 2007[1]) was an Irish [2] born fourth generation soldier who overcame the handicap of being blind in one eye to join the army and rose to command one of the largest and most controversial regiments in the British Army.

  1. ^ Houterman, Hans; Koppes, Jeroen. "Officers of the Indian Army 1939–1945 -- B". World War II Unit Histories & Officers. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference r69 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Tubidy