Arthur Frederick MAXWELL

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MAXWELL, Arthur Frederick

Service Number:	1269
Enlisted:	6 July 1915, A Coy
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 30 November 1870
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 10 March 1946, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Annerley Stephens Shire Council Residents Honour Board 1

World War 1 Service

19 Feb 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 30th Infantry Battalion
6 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1269, 39th Infantry Battalion, A Coy
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 1269, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 1269, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
24 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1269, 30th Infantry Battalion, per Port Sydney ex Suez
23 Aug 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1269, 30th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

Arthur was the fifth of eleven children of John James Maxwell (born 1845 in Brisbane, QLD) and Anne Abel (born 1844 in Hertfordshire, England. Anne arrived in 1856 on board the James Ternie, and she and Arthur married Ipswich, QLD in 1862.

Arthur, born in Maryborough, worked there as a Striker and Miner and in 1891 married Isabella Bain (born 1871 in Maryborough, QLD). They moved to Brisbane in 1909, and Arthur was a Labourer when he enlisted in the AIF in July 1915. He was a Private (Service No:1269) with A Coy 39th Infantry Battalion and was a Lance Corporal with 30th Infantry Battalion when he was Discharged in August 1916. Sons Charles Herbert (Stoker, Service No:2233); Arthur Reginald (Private, Service No:3357); and Victor Alexander (Private, Service No:3683) also served in WWI.

Arthur returned to Brisbane and worked as a Labourer. He died in 1946 and Isabella in 1957.

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