MAXWELL, Norman Basil
| Service Number: | 4219 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Manoora, South Australia, 8 June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Saddleworth, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Manoora Public School and Glenelg Grammar School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Appendicitis, France, 24 December 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Manoora Institute Supreme Sacrifice Roll, Manoora Pictorial Honour Roll, Manoora Roll of Honour WW1, Riverton Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Roll WW1, Saddleworth Institute Roll of Honor WW1, Saddleworth Memorial Trees Plaque, Saddleworth St. Aidans Church Roll of Honour, Saddleworth War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4219, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4219, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4219, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 24 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 4219, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4219 awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Bombardier awm_died_date: 1916-12-24 |
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"...4219 Temporary Corporal Norman Basil Maxwell, 10th Battalion, of Saddleworth, SA. A farmer before enlisting in August 1915, T/Cpl Maxwell left Australia for Egypt with the 13th Reinforcements in January 1916. After transferring to the 50th Battalion as part of the 'doubling-up' of the AIF in February 1916, he again transferred to the 11th Field Artillery Brigade with the rank of Gunner. He arrived in France for service on the Western Front in June 1916, and was promoted to Bombardier (Bdr) in July. He was admitted to the 36 Casualty Clearance Station at Rouen with appendicitis on 7 December 1916 where he died two and half weeks later, aged 22. His older brother, 2216 Edgar Albert Maxwell, 50th Battalion, was killed in action at Noreuil on 2 April 1917, aged 25..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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