Maxwell Harold MINNS

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Service Number:	VX37556
Enlisted:	16 July 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia, 6 June 1918
Home Town:	Coburg, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Electrician's Assistant
Died:	Accidental, New Guinea, 17 August 1943, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section C. Plot 1. Row B. Grave 1. Inscription: "MEMORIES ARE TREASURES NO ONE CAN STEAL".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, VX37556
16 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX37556, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion
17 Aug 1943:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX37556, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion, Died as a result of bullet wound to neck due to accidental weapon (sten gun) discharge.

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