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Harry MAXIM

Regimental number3163
Place of birthCavendish, Suffolk, England
SchoolCavendish National School, Suffolk, England
Age on arrival in Australia23
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
Addressc/o Terminus Hotel, Hay, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, R Maxim, High Street, Cavendish, Suffolk, England
Previous military serviceServed in the militia at Bury, St Edmunds in England
Enlistment date8 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentActing Corporal
Unit name19th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 20 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Brigade Machine Gun Company
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death29
Place of burialBaupaume Post Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
178
Other detailsWar service: Egypt, Western Front

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