MAXWELL, Hector Vincent
| Service Number: | 2862 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 June 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Newport, Williamstown, Victoria, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Newport, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | North Williamstown State School |
| Occupation: | Warehouseman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Guedecourt, France, 12 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2862, Melbourne | |
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| 10 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2862, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2862, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal | |
| 22 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal | |
| 29 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant | |
| 12 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 2862, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2862 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-12-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Hector Vincent MAXWELL was born at Newport, Williamstown, Victoria in 1891
His parents were Samuel Thomas MAXWELL & Martha DEAN
He enlisted on 29th June 1915 in Melbourne as a Private and embarked on 10th September, 1915 on the HMAT Star of Victoria with the 5th Infantry Battalion - he joined the 8th reinforcements from the 5th Battalion
He was promoted to Lance corporal on 7th January, 1916, Corporal on 22nd Feb, 1916 & to Lance Sergeant on 29th Feb. 1916
Hector was Killed in Action at Guedecourt, France - no known grave
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Villers Bretonneux Memorial
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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Obituary inserted by his family for their beloved son
"He sleeps not in his native land
but under foreign skies,
far from us who loved him
in a heroes gave he lies"
ONE OF THE BEST
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