Maxwell, Duncan Struan

 Person: id 3531
University connections
USyd
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World War IWorld War II
Family name
Maxwell
Given name(s)
Duncan Struan
Initials
D.S.
Gender
Male
Combined start dates
1920
CRTS
Yes
Survived
Survived WWI
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M.C., M.B. : Captain, 52nd Battn. and 3rd A.L.H. Regt., A.I.F., Gallipoli, Egypt and France. Enlisting in 3rd A.L.H. Regt. 19th August, 1914, and sailing 19th October, landed in Gallipoli in May, 1915, and fought till 13th December, when invalided to hospital, Alexandria. Rejoining regt. near Wardan, Egypt, in March, was transferred to 52nd Battn. on formation at Tel-el-Kebir on 14th, commissioned on 17th and served on Suez Canal until 9th June and, crossing to France, on the Somme and in Flanders. On 1st April, 1917, was appointed A.D.C. to G.O.C.
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