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MAXWELL, William Martin
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1407, 1265 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Berri, Berri and Barmera, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Addiewell, Midlothian and Heriot Watt College, Edinburgh. |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 10 August 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 24., Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1407, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1407, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 10 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1265, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1265 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-10 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 25 and the son of James Maxwell and Christian Martin Maxwell, of Addiewell, Edinburgh, Scotland.
He is remembered on the West Calder, Scotland, war memorial together with:
Private ARCHIBALD DUNDAS, Service Number 3499 25th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F
Sergeant HUGH MCGILL BLAIR, Service Number 746 5th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F
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