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MAXWELL, Charles Kempson
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | QX36520, Q30929 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 August 1939, Winton, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 26 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Kerang, Victoria, Australia, 20 November 1917 |
| Home Town: | Corfield, Winton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 2 November 2001, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: |
Toowoomba Garden of Remembrance | Cemetery & Crematorium |
| Memorials: | Winton & District Roll of Honour WW2, Winton Waltzing Matilda Centre Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 5 Aug 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, QX36520, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Winton, Qld. | |
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| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, QX36520, also Q30829 - FTD 21/10/1941? | |
| 7 Jun 1941: | Involvement Lieutenant, Q30929, FTD 21/10/1941? - also 555243 &QX36520 | |
| 7 Aug 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, QX36520, 26 Infantry Battalion AMF |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Henry Charles Kempson MAXWELL, Boorooma, McKinlay, Qld.
Charles joined the Winton militia unit in 1938. After war was declared in 1939, he became a member of the 26th Australian Infantry Battalion which was involved in the defence of North Queensland. As part of the AIF the unit saw service in Dutch New Guinea, Bougainville and Rabaul.
Kempson was discharged in 1946 and returned to his property Luckham Station in the Winton District. He later married Army Nurse Patricia Walker, and they both took an active role in the Winton community until their retirement in 1978.
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