MAXWELL, Charles
(Service number 15928)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 22 January 1881 | Place of Birth | Ashburton |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 4 May 1916 | Age | 35 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Beautiful Valley, Geraldine, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | R.F. Maxwell (Father) Beautiful Valley, Geraldine, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 6th Reinforcement, 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 July 1916 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata or Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Devonport, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western Europe 1916-17-18 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 28 March 1918 | Age | 37 |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | |||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Gapes and Beautiful Valley First World War Memorial; Geraldine War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Charles was the son of Robert Taylor and Sarah May Maxwell of Beautiful Valley, Geraldine. Brother of George Worner (b.1884), Elizabeth Chalmers (b.1886), Robert (b.1887), Sidney (b.1889), James (b.1891), Reginald (b.1893), Edward (b.1895), Evelyn (b.1897), and Louise (b.1900). Charles' brother Robert also served and died of wounds received.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (Oct 2013); Not on NZBDM (Oct 2013); GWGC (Oct 2013); NZ War Graves (Oct 2013); Archways (April 2015)
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Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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