MAXWELL, David Lewin
| Service Number: | 2875 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kindred, Tasmania, Australia , 18 June 1898 |
| Home Town: | Kindred, Central Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Kindred State School, Tasmania. Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Bullecourt, France, 5 May 1917, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2875, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2875, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2875, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 5 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 2875, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2875 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-05 |
David's family
David was born 19 JUN 1898 in Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia.
Son of John Maxwell and Emily Harriet (Henrietta) Granger
His dad was also born as a pioneer of Tasmania: John Maxwell
BIRTH 25 SEPTEMBER 1862 • Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia
DEATH 2 JUN 1944 • Devon Hospital, Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia
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His mum, ditto, double pioneers of Tasmania: Jemima Rosanna Holding / Holden
BIRTH 3 MAR 1846 • Sorell, Tasmania, Australia:
DEATH 26 AUG 1925 • Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia
He had several siblings who went on to other live a part of their life for his sacrifice to WWI.
His grandparents were born in England and pioneers of Sewall, Tasmania.
I am helping publish a book about the Granger / Maxwell pioneers of Tasmania; and searching for other WWI and WWII family members, kind regards, Dr. Les Westerlund.
Submitted 2 November 2023 by Les Westerlund
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
David Maxwell enlisted when 17 years and two months old. He was in Egypt for a few months and transferred to the 12th Battalion AIF. He was wounded at Pozieres in July 1916 and was in hospital for some weeks with jaw wound for some weeks. After recovering, he rejoined the 12th Battalion during September 1916.
His parents were anxious to know the circumstances of his death but the Adjutant of the 12th Battalion stated that due to the intensity of the very heavy fighting at Bullecourt nothing was known of his last moments.
His brother, 580 Corporal Haswell Charles Maxwell 9th Light Horse Regiment was awarded a Military Medal for bravery in Palestine during 1918.
They were the sons of John and Emily Maxwell of Kindred, Tasmania, a small town 20 kilometres south west of Devonport.
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