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Edward Felix Baxter VC (18 September 1885 – 18 April 1916) was an English 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. Felix Baxter was born in Oldswinford near Stourbridge in Worcestershire, son of Charles & Beatrice (née Sparrow) and worked as tutor. Also, Felix Baxter competed in the 1910 Isle of Man TT Races and crashed on lap 4 at Ballacraine and damage to the front forks of his motor-cycle caused a retirement from the race.

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  • Edward Felix Baxter
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  • Edward Felix Baxter VC (18 September 1885 – 18 April 1916) was an English 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. Felix Baxter was born in Oldswinford near Stourbridge in Worcestershire, son of Charles & Beatrice (née Sparrow) and worked as tutor. Also, Felix Baxter competed in the 1910 Isle of Man TT Races and crashed on lap 4 at Ballacraine and damage to the front forks of his motor-cycle caused a retirement from the race.
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  • 1914(xsd:integer)
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  • 0(xsd:integer)
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  • 1885-09-18(xsd:date)
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  • 23(xsd:integer)
death place
  • Blairville, France
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  • Edward Felix Baxter
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  • Oldswinford, Stourbridge, Worcestershire
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  • 1(xsd:integer)
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  • 1916-04-18(xsd:date)
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  • Second Lieutenant
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  • Isle of Man TT rider
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  • 0(xsd:integer)
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  • Fillievres British Cemetery, Pas de Calais
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  • Edward Felix Baxter VC (18 September 1885 – 18 April 1916) was an English 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. Felix Baxter was born in Oldswinford near Stourbridge in Worcestershire, son of Charles & Beatrice (née Sparrow) and worked as tutor. Also, Felix Baxter competed in the 1910 Isle of Man TT Races and crashed on lap 4 at Ballacraine and damage to the front forks of his motor-cycle caused a retirement from the race. As a second lieutenant in the 1/8th Battalion, The King's (Liverpool) Regiment, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. The citation appeared in a supplement to the London Gazette of 26 September 1916: He is buried at Fillievres British Cemetery, France, located 8 miles south west of Hesdin: Row A. Grave 10. His Victoria Cross is displayed in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery in the Imperial War Museum in London.
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