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BESELER, Maxwell Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX28626 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 June 1940, Caulfield, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Donald, Victoria, 29 March 1915 |
| Home Town: | Watchem, Buloke, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Libya, 1 May 1941, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya 8.P.11, Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 19 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, VX28626, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion, Caulfield, Victoria | |
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| 19 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX28626, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, VX28626, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
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"...VX28626 Private Maxwell Walter Beseler, 2/24th Battalion... Born at Donald, Vic, Pte Beseler enlisted at Caulfield and was killed in action at Tobruk, Libya, on 1 May 1941. He was 26." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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