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Gerald Saville MAXWELL

Regimental number4851
Place of birthBendigo, Victoria
SchoolDevenport West State School, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressFenton Street, West Devonport, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Mr W J Maxwell, West Devonport, Tasmania
Previous military serviceServed in the Military Cadets for four years
Enlistment date3 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 18 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 June 1918
Place of death or woundingAlbert, France
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialFranvillers Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 8), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
114
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Stella MAXWELL, Upper Fenton Street, Devonport, Tasmania. Native of Bendigo, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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