Robert Stanley Thaxton

A Corporal with the 4th Battalion, Robert died on 18th of July 1918 at the age of 38. 

Robert was born at Bridgewater, Somerset, in 1880, a son of George Alfred and Mary Jane Thaxton. He was baptised at Holy Trinity Church, Bridgwater, on 4 July 1880. By 1881 his family had moved to Norwich and were living at 2 Magpie Road. In 1891 they lived at 26 Starling Place, Coburg Street, and Robert was a news boy.  

Robert was working as a labourer and living at 4 Starling Road, Norwich, when he joined the Imperial Yeomanry, at Norwich, on 14 January 1902. He served with 159 Company, 36 Battalion, and had service number 41566. He served in South Africa from 26May 1902 to 2 January 1903 and he was discharged on 13 January 1903. 

On 28 June 1904 Robert married Edith Clara Eliza Baker at Saint Peter Mancroft, Norwich. Robert was a tramways inspector living at Starling Place, Norwich, and Edith lived at Gilberts Yard, Pitt Street, Norwich. By 1911 they were living at 24 Norfolk Street, and Robert was a tramway motor-man working for Lowestoft Borough Council. Later Edith lived at 1 Volta Terrace, Norwich Road. 

Robert enlisted in the Army at Lowestoft. He joined the Bedfordshire Regiment, service number 30494. Later he was transferred to the South Wales Borderers, service number 45556, and was posted to the 4th Battalion in Mesopotamia.  

Robert died from heat prostration (heat stroke) at 39th Field Ambulance, Mesopotamia.