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BATT, Maxwell William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | TX3667 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 July 1940, Enlisted at Launceston |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 23 July 1918 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Timor, 22 February 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Northern Territory Memorial Adelaide River, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia Panel 4 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide River Northern Territory Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Flinders Island Cenotaph, Lady Barron Flinders Municipality War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, TX3667 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Lance Corporal, TX3667, Enlisted at Launceston | |
| 1 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, TX3667, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Foster-son of Arthur Frederick and Marian Stearnes, of Launceston, Tasmania.
BATT.-In loving memory of TX3667 L./Cpl. Max Batt, killed in action, Timor, February 22, 1942.
Ever remembered.
-Inserted by his loving foster mother, Mrs. A. Stearnes. George St., Launceston.
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