John MADDOCKS

MADDOCKS, John

Service Number: NX21018
Enlisted: 26 May 1941
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: 2nd/7th Field Company (Squadron) RAE
Born: Maldon, Victoria, Australia, 20 November 1904
Home Town: Maldon, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Welder
Died: Died of wounds, Egypt, 29 October 1942, aged 37 years
Cemetery: Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
Plot 4, Row A, Grave 10 Headstone inscription reads:His duty nobly done Roll of Honour - Maldon, Hadra War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Sapper, NX21018
26 May 1941: Enlisted Sapper, NX21018, Enlisted at Paddington, NSW
26 May 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX21018
3 Sep 1941: Embarked Sapper, NX21018, Embarkded at Sydney, NSW for Middle East
28 Oct 1942: Wounded Sapper, NX21018, 2nd/7th Field Company (Squadron) RAE, Shell wound to the right thigh

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Fredrick and Hannah Maddocks; husband of Hilda Mabel Maddocks of Melbourne, Vic.