Henry Baxter | |
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Born | County Kilkenny, Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | 8 April 1921
Died | 10 January 2007 | (aged 85)
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Rank | Brigadier |
Service number | 363915 |
Commands | Ulster 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.