MAXTED, George
| Service Numbers: | 74, Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Newcastle, NSW, 1874 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Melbourne, Vic., 13 July 1954, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Pittosporum, Wall 3B, Niche 85 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 74, A Squadron, New South Wales Mounted Infantry |
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World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Boer War
Veteran Dies
Mr. George Maxted, who died yesterday at a Melbourne private hospital after a long illness, was a veteran of the Boer war. He served with the Sydney University Rifles in the Boer War. Later, as a member of the permanent Australian Army, he served in France in World War I. He attained the rank of major and was awarded the D.S.O. Mr. Maxted was senior service clerk of the 3rd Military District, Melbourne, for many years and was well known to almost every permanent officer of the old Administrative and Instructional Corps. He retired from the active list in 1935.
He was a member of the Naval and Military Club, St, Kilda.
Mr. Maxted leaves three sons and a daughter. The funeral will leave the parlors of John (Roy V.) Allison, Albert Park, for the Spring Vale crematorium after a service commencing at 10.45 a.m. tomorrow.
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