William John Baxter (29 May 1919 – 23 March 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2009), p.52.
Family The son of William John Thomas Baxter (1892-1963), and Margaret Josephine Baxter (1888-1972), née Nihill,Wedding Bells: Baxter—Nihill, The Kyabram Guardian, (Tuesday, 4 May 1915), p.3. William John Baxter was born in Werribee, Victoria on 29 May 1919.
His brothers, Kenneth Matthew Patrick Baxter (1917-1959), and Bernard Patrick Baxter (1929-2012), both played with Carlton in the VFL.
He married Olive Lillian Sneezewell (1919-1983) on 23 November 1940.League Footballer Married, The Argus, (Monday, 25 November 1940), p.6.
Military service He served in the Australian Army with the 32nd Battalion.Nominal Roll.
Death He died at Werribee, Victoria on 23 March 1983.Deaths: Baxter, The Age, (Friday, 25 March 1983), p.22.
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References
World War Two Nominal Roll: Private William John Baxter (V60336), Department of Veterans' Affairs. A13860, V60336: World War Two Service Record: Private William John Baxter (V60336), National Archives of Australia. B884, V60336: World War Two Service Record: Private William John Baxter (V60336), National Archives of Australia.
External links
Bill Baxter at Demonwiki.