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Andrew Wallace MAXWELL

Regimental number5156
Place of birthBullarto Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationAxeman
AddressBullarto PO, Bullarto, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, A Maxwell, Bullarto Post Office, Bullarto, Victoria
Enlistment date12 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 14 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal


Recommendation date: 18 April 1917

FateReturned to Australia 10 January 1918
Medals

Military Medal

'On the 11th April 1917 at BULLECOURT during an attack on the HINDENBURG LINE after being wounded himself he helped 7 men into one shell hole and 4 men into another and bound up their wounds under heavy machine gun fire.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169
Date: 4 October 1917

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death6 May 1971
Place of burialBurwood Cemetery

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