William Alexander MAES

MAES, William Alexander

Service Number: 2652
Enlisted: 8 April 1915, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
Born: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town: Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 5 June 1918
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, North Bendigo State School No 1267 Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

8 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2652, 6th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
26 Aug 1915: Involvement Private, 2652, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
26 Aug 1915: Embarked Private, 2652, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne
31 Oct 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2652, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
14 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2652, 6th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
14 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2652, 6th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck
5 Jun 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2652, 6th Infantry Battalion, Strazeele

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

Pte Maes enlisted on 8 April 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Anchises on 26 August 1915. On 5 June 1918 he was killed in action while holding the line near Strazeele, France.