MIDDLETON, William Maxwell
| Service Numbers: | 730, N435518 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit |
| Born: | Goodwood, SA, 30 July 1888 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street Public School Sydney |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Papua New Guinea, 21 October 1977, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 730, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF | |
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| 28 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 730, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 28 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 730, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
| 9 Sep 1942: | Involvement Lieutenant, N435518 | |
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| 9 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, N435518, Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit | |
| 9 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Paddington, NSW | |
| 18 May 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, N435518, Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit | |
| 18 May 1945: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
WILLIAM MAXWELL MIDDLETON was born at Goodwood, near Adelaide, South Australia, on 30th July, 1888, the son of Mr. William Lindsay Middleton and Mrs. Mary Ann Rebecca Middleton. He was educated at the Fort Street Public School, Sydney, and entered the service of the Bank at the Head Office on 17th April, 1905. He was transferred to Bathurst Street, Sydney, in August, and to Rozelle in November, 1905; thence to Wagga Wagga in February, 1907, and while there was appointed ledger-keeper. He was sent to Samarai, Papua, in November, 1910, as assistant; and in January, 1914, returned to the Head Office.
William Middleton enlisted in the A.I.F. on 11th September, 1914, and left Australia in the following November as a member of the Army Medical Corps (No. 2 A .G .H .). In May, 1915, he obtained a transfer to the Infantry, and saw service in Egypt, Gallipoli and France as a member of the Lewis Gun Section of the 15th Battalion. He won promotion to sergeant in November, 1916, and returned to Australia in October, 1917.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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