MAXWELL, Arthur Reginald
| Service Number: | 3557 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, 11th Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 13 August 1895 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bedstead Maker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Tree Plaque: |
Yeronga Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Annerley Stephens Shire Council Residents Honour Board 1, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Enoggera T.A.9.A. Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Yeronga War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3557, 9th Infantry Battalion, 11th Reinforcements | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3557, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3557, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 29 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3557, 30th Infantry Battalion, ex Alexandria per HMAT Hororata | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 3557, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3557 awm_unit: 30th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Arthur was the third of five children of Arthur Frederick Maxwell (born 1870 in Maryborough, QLD) and Isabella Bain (born 1871 in Maryborugh, QLD). Arthur Snr was a Striker and Miner in Marybourough and married Isabella in 1891. In 1909 the family moved to Brisbane, QLD where Arthur Snr was a Labourer when he enlsisted in the AIF in 1915.
Athur was living in Brisbane and working as a Bedstead Maker when he enlisted in the AIF in July 1915. He was a Private (Service No:3357) with 11th Reinforcements 9th Infantry Battalion and 30th Infantry Battalion. Arthur was announced Missing in Action at Fromelles on 21 July 1916, and following an Inquiry in 1917 he was declared Killed in Action on 20 July 1916. In the Red Cross Society Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau Files, J W Hughes states on 30 January 1917 "We were in the same Coy together. The Battalion (30) had official notification that he is a Prisoner of War in Germany, He was taken during the charge of July 19th at Fromelles'. Captain Jim A Chapman states in a letter on 30 December 1916 that Arthur was 'last seen in No Man's Land'. Arthur's father - Arthur Frederick (Lance Corporal, Service No:1269) also served in 30th Infantry Battalion, and brothers Charles (Garf) Herbert (Stoker, Service No:2233) and Victor Alexander (Private, Service No:3683) also served in WWI.
Arthur's body was not recovered and (family member greerwhite) stated in 2012 (ancestry.com.au) that 'family DNA is registered in the Australian War Memorial in Canberra Unrecovered War Casualties Data Base'.
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