| Regimental number | 273 |
| Place of birth | Georgetown, South Australia |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19.10 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 157 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Alexandria Avenue |
| Previous military service | 79B Senior Cadets (2 years); Machine Gun Section, 79th Infantry |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette, second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette No. 169 (4 October 1917). |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Uncle: 1784 Temporary Sergeant Gordon Brice LILLECRAPP, 43rd Bn, killed in action, 24 April 1918; Cousin: 3395 Pte Frank Ryall LILLECRAPP, 50th Bn, died of wounds, 4-5 October 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked, 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, ex-HMAT 'Geelong', 18 December 1915. Admitted to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 23 January 1916 (influenza); discharged to duty, 29 January 1916; rejoined unit, 30 January 1916. Detached to 8th Brigade Machine Gun Company, 3 March 1916; transferred to 8th Brigade Machine Gun Company, Tel el Kebir, 9 March 1916; taken on strength of 8th Brigade Machine Gun Company, Tel el Kebir, 11 March 1916. Promoted to Second Lieutenant, 13 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Promoted to Lieutenant, 1 November 1916. Admitted to 1st Anzac Corps Main Dressing Station, 18 January 1917 (gunshot wound, right shoulder); transferred to No 36 Casualty Clearing Station, 18 January 1917; to No 25 Ambulance Train, 19 January 1917; to No 2 Red Cross Hospital, 20 January 1917; to No 8 Ambulance Train, 24 January 1917; to England, 25 January 1917; to No 3 Lancashire General Hospital, 26 January 1917. Discharged to leave, 7 February 1917. Marched into Cobham Hall, 23 February 1917; discharged to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 1 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 April 1917; marched into Machine Gun Depot, Camiers, 3 April 1917. Received Special Mention in Dispatches, 9 April 1917. Marched out to unit, 14 April 1917; rejoined 8th Brigade Machine Gun Company, 15 April 1917. Sat exam for Australian Flying Corps, 25 September 1917; rejoined unit (classified unfit for Australian Flying Corps), 11 October 1917. Wounded in action but not admitted to hospital, 25 April 1918 (gassed, effected eyes and throat for three weeks, also short sighted for same period). To General Headquarters Machine Gun School, 22 September 1918. Detached to 4th Army Infantry School, 9 November 1918; rejoined unit, 15 November 1918. On leave to the United Kingdom, 28 November 1918. Admitted to No 6 Auxiliary Hospital, England, 14 December 1918. Granted leave of absence with pay and subsistence for two months, 2 January 1919. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 14 March 1919. To 1st Training Bde, 6 March 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Liverpool on board HT 'Czar', 24 March 1919; transhipped to HS 'Dongola', Alexandria, 10 April 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 13 May 1919; appointment terminated (discharged; medically unfit, debility), 18 July 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, LILLECRAPP Maxwell Angus |
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