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MAXWELL, Gordon Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 730 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 17 November 1886 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Saint Josephs Catholic Convent, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Illness (Cerebral thrombosis), Red Sea (HMAHS Kanowna), At sea (Red Sea (HMAHS Kanowna)), 21 October 1915, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 35 Embarked at Suez for returned to Australia but died on route, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide St Patrick's Parish Honor Board, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 730, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA | |
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| 17 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 730, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 730, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Maxwell and Elizabeth (nee Coleman) Maxwell of 82 Hindley Street, Adelaide. SA. Brother of Clement Allen Maxwell, Frederick Roy Maxwell, Margaret Vera Maxwell and Mary Ina Winifred Maxwell,
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal