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Alan Baxter

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Alan Cheyne Baxter (19 August 1911 – 14 July 1976) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Biography Early life and career Baxter was born on 19 August 1911 at Egmont Village. He gained his education at New Plymouth Boys' High School and subsequently at Feilding Agricultural College. Before the war, Baxter was a shepherd in the Wairarapa. While living there he joined the trade union movement in 1939. He joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) in March 1940 and was a flight lieutenant. He was awarded the DFC in October 1942 for his actions in the Dieppe Raid, with a Bar awarded in 1945. The citation for the 1942 award read:

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Alan Baxter: American actor (1908–1976) · novelist, novelist, martial artist, personal trainer

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Alan Cheyne Baxter (19 August 1911 – 14 July 1976) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Biography Early life and career Baxter was born on 19 August 1911 at Egmont Village. He gained his education at New Plymouth Boys' High School and subsequently at Feilding Agricultural College. Before the war, Baxter was a shepherd in the Wairarapa. While living there he joined the trade union movement in 1939. He joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) in March 1940 and was a flight lieutenant. He was awarded the DFC in October 1942 for his actions in the Dieppe Raid, with a Bar awarded in 1945. The citation for the 1942 award read:

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).