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Friday 12 June 2015

Archibald baxter



Archibald Baxter

  • Born on a Saddle Hill in Dunedin 13th of December 1881
  • Died at the age of
  • Refuse to go to war
  • Second of 8 children that were hungry and poor
  • Left school at the age of 12
  • Worked on farms in the district, thinning turnips, Milking cows, herding sheep, building fences and shooting rabbits.
  • Owned a small farm
  • South of Brighton
  • The farm was owned by his mother's family
  • He was a very good boxer and sniper or a  marksmen
  • He still refuse
  • He didn't believe in wars
  • Tied on to a pole and left outside for a long time
  • Punishment
  • Good boxer
  • Good sniper/marksman
  • Skills of a soldier


Archibald Baxter was born on Saddle Hill in Dunedin in the 13 December 1881. He was the second of eight children. His family was unwealthy and poor. As a kid he left school at the age of 12. When he was older he worked in farms in the district, thinning turnips, milking cows, herding sheeps, building fences and shooting rabbits. He also owned a small farm owned by his mother's family, south of Brighton. During the war, Archibald Baxter  refused to fight in the war and was punished badly for it. The soldiers in the war grew less and needed more men to join. Archibald Baxter was a talented man that had skills of a potential soldier. He was a good boxer and a good sniper/marksman. In 1900 something happened to Archie that change his life.

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