Basic Details
Surname
Maxwell
Forenames
J W
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
John Wyndham
Served or died
Died
Honours
Distinguished Service Order (Posthumous), Military Cross
Notes
Entered College in Michaelmas Term, 1899. B.A., 1902. Worked as a Tutor and was then in business in Colombo. Commenced service on 9 September 1914. Lieutenant of the 7th Battalion, Rifle Brigade, 1914; Captain, 1915; attached to the Royal Berkshire Regiment, 1916; Major of the 7th Battalion, Rifle Brigade, 1916; Lt-Col., 8th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 1917. Served in France and Belgium. Awarded an M.C., 1916; D.S.O., 1918. Died of wounds received at Passchendaele, 4 December 1917.
Primary Service
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Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Year of death
1917
Month of death
December
Day of death
4
Age at death
36
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds