James Stewart MAXWELL

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Service Number:	2158
Enlisted:	10 December 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Edinburgh, Scotland, 1889
Home Town:	Goodwood, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	James Gillespie School, Edinburhg, Scotland
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Zonnebeke, Belgium, 13 October 1917
Cemetery:	Aeroplane Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium Plot V, Row B, Grave 3, Aeroplane Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glandore State Wards & Orphans Honour Roll, The South Australian National War Memorial

10 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2158, Adelaide, South Australia
13 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2158, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
13 Jul 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2158, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide

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Arrived in Australia aged 24 years

Son of William and Isabella Maxwell of 13 Glengyle Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland

James residential address at the time of his enlsitment was Blackett Street, Goodwood Park, SA

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal