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The Edward Baxter VC
Memorial Fund
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 View of new plinth in position |  New plinth position |
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 New plinth close up, just waiting for the marble insert. |  Canine training club at Blairville |
 puppy section |  Cute ears |
 |  view to the church, old estaminet now a house |
 Two first world war graves in Blairville churchyard from feb/march 1918 |  screw pickets still utilised near the village! |
 farmers early harvest at Blairville |  Adinfer village monument, Unique, a lady writing the names. |
 unique monument at Adinfer nr Blairville |  Overlaid onto a 1:25000 modern map of area. Front Lines: Blue-British. Red-German. Yellow- Kings Rgt trenches. Rectangle shows area over which the action took place. |
 Exact location of VC action. Easy to access footpaths enable you to walk the area. |  Photo taken from the track infront of 'Bois Martinets' on the map overlay. |
 example of a typical German trench. Many where even deeper and contained 'dugouts' leading to shelters to aid rest and protection. |  today view, from area of German trenchline towards British frontline |
 The lighter patch along the fields are the exact position of the old trenches |  still clearly visible in all these photos |
 even after 100 years the marking of chalk filled lines are visible. |  Bois Martinets center right. german trench marked by the lighter soil line. exact point of entry in April 1916. |
 view along what was enemies trenchline. Beyond the trees is Ransart village, then on to the Somme! |  |
 |  Probably taken at Liverpool. |
 1910 TT race starting line up. White pullover and REX motorcycle No. 72 |  Type ridden by Baxter on many of his races and hill climbs and at tracks such as Brooklands. |
 Part of the headline in the 1916 'Motorcycle Weekly' magazine reporting on the death of Lt Baxter. |  Village monument view 1 |
 Village monument view 2 |  Village monument. Front view |
 New memorial will be positioned to the right of the existing monument. |
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