MAYNARD, Charles Gordon
| Service Number: | 3344 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 May 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 7 July 1897 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Gympie High School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 5 April 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 14. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Albert Street Uniting Church Honour Roll, Gympie & Widgee War Memorial Gates, Windsor War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3344, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3344, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3344, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 3344, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3344 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
The son of John Howard Maynard and Jessie Maynard, of Newmarket, Queensland. Known as ‘Don’ to his parents, his father stated on his roll of honour form “He was only five weeks in France, killed instantly. Was one of the Gympie squad of cadets which competed for the Championship of Australia in 1913, at the age of 16 years. His brother, Howard Cyril Maynard 42nd Battery A.F.A. gained his non-commissioned rank in the field.”
Charles Gordon Maynard’s remains were discovered during 1923, by the Imperial War Graves Commission, identity confirmed by the presence of his identity disc. The disc was returned to his family later in 1923, and the father, John Maynard wrote to Base Records, “The members of my family join with me in thanking you and all officers and men concerned in the recovery of the remains of my son, the information on where he is buried and forwarding his Disc. All is greatly valued and the thoughtfulness very much appreciated.”