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Gerald Constable Maxwell MC, DFC, AFC.

Royal Flying Corps 56th Sqd.

from:Fairlie House, Inverness.




226181

Capt. Henry Maxwell

British Army 13th Btn. Cheshire Regiment

from:Dublin

(d.10th Oct 1916)

Henry Maxwell was born on 22nd November 1895, the younger son of Thomas Henry and Isabella Maxwell of this city. A Captain in the 13th Battalion Cheshire Regiment, he was killed in action near Thiepval, 10th October 1916. His body rests in Mouquet Farm, Grandcourt, France.




237411

Col. Henry Edward Maxwell DSO

British Army Black Watch

from:London

Colonel The Honourable Henry Maxwell was the son of the late Hon. Richard Maxwell. Husband of Lady Edith Maxwell (nee Cosby)of London. Served in the South African Campaign. He was 61 when he died on the 2nd March 1919 and is buried in the south-west part of the Ballymachugh (St. Paul) Church of Ireland Churchyard in Co. Cavan, Ireland.




244009

Pte James "Pexie" Maxwell

British Army 6th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles

from:Larn




254614

Sgt. James Maxwell

British Army 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles

from:162 Matilda Street, Belfast

James Maxwell fought in the Battle of Neuve Chapelle and was wounded on 13th of March 1915. Not known where he served after that, however he was a career soldier. He received the 1914 Star for service in between 5th of August and 22nd of November 1914. If he fought after being injured, he survived to marry in 1920 and raise a family. James passed in 1952




254971

James John "Pexie" Maxwell

British Army 6th Btn Royal Irish Rifles

from:Larne, County Antrim




217826

Sig.Boy. john maxwell

Royal Navy HMS Amphion

from:Edinburgh

(d.6th Aug 1914)

My uncle John Maxwell was a signal boy on HMS Amphion. He was only 17 years of age when he was killed on 6th August 1914 only two days after the start of WW1.He was the first fatality from Edinburgh He had been one of the first Boy Scouts in Edinburgh.His father Robert Maxwell was the church officer of St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh and condolences were given at a service in St Giles Cathedral.His name is recorded in a book of remembrance in the War Memorial Building in Edinburgh Castle and also on the Naval War Memorial in Plymouth. His sister was my mother Agnes Tulloch (nee Maxwell) and I was named after him.




233629

Pte. Robert Maxwell

British Army 11th Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

from:76 North Watson Street, Glasgow

(d.21st October 1915)

My great grandfather, Robert Maxwell, enlisted with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in October 1914. He was sent to join the British Expeditionary Force in France on 29th July 1915. He was killed in action on 21st October 1915 at the Battle of Loos. He is included on the Loos Memorial (panel 126) in Dud Corner Cemetery.

Granda left a wife and five children to volunteer to fight for king and country and I feel very proud to be a descendent of his. So, from myself and all the Maxwells that followed you, I'd like to say thank you for giving us life! RIP Robert Maxwell.




239425

Drvr. Walter Maxwell MM

British Army 173rd Brigade, B Bty Royal Field Artillery

(d.21st March 1918)

Walter Maxwell is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, France, Panel 7-10.




225926

Capt. Robert Maxwell-Pike

Royal Flying Corps

from:Kilnock, Co. Carlow, Ireland

(d.9th Aug 1915)

Robert Maxwell-Pike is remembered on the Pike Memorial in All Saints Church, Aghade, Co. Carlow




223871

Sgt. Alfred Edward May MM.

British Army 7th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment

from:Stantonbury




217303

Rfn. Ernest George May

British Army 5th (London Rifle Brigade) Btn. London Regiment

from:St John's Wood, London

(d.16th or 19th Aug 1917)

Ernest George May served with the 5th City of London Battalion (London Rifle Brigade), the London Regiment and died on either the 16th or 19th August 1917.




243417

Capt. F. W.L. May

British Army 11th Btn., C Coy. Royal Irish Rifles

(d.8th June 1917)

Captain May died of wounds on 8th June 1917 and was buried in Dranoutre Military Cemetery, Grave I.J.36.




229149

Sea. Frederick May

Royal Navy Volunteer Reserves HMS Challenger

from:Topsham Devon

J.A. Norton was one of seven friends from Topsham in Devon, all RNVR, who served on HMS Challenger during WW1 in E. & W. Africa (Cameroons campaign)




213532

Sjt. George Albert May

Australian Imperial Force. 41st Btn.

from:Cairns, Nth QLD




251315

Pte. Harold Philip May

British Army 2/14th (London Scottish) Btn. London Regiment

from:London

(d.8th Feb 1918)

Harold May was wounded, possibly in early December in a Battle for Ain Karin on a ridge overlooking the city of Jerusalem from the west. He was eventually moved to No. 17 Troop hospital in Alexandria. While in the hospital the Service Chaplin had invited a lady, Miss P Jackson, from the Church Missionary Society to visit Harold. On Harolds death she wrote to Marie, his wife, expression sorrow for her loss. Harold died in Alexandria Troop hospital, Egypt on 8th of February 1918 aged just 22 years. He was buried in the Hadra Commonwealth War Cemetery, in Alexandria.




244068

Pte. Henry May

British Army 2nd Btn., A Coy. Royal Dublin Fusiliers

from:Clonaslee, Mountmellick

Henry May was my grandfather. He was taken prisoner on 27th August 1914 at Ligney-En-Cambresis at the retreat from Mons. He received a gunshot wound to his left knee and a shrapnel wound to his left elbow and remained a POW for the duration of the war.

He had enlisted in 1900 at Naas, Co Kildare aged 17 but stated that he was 19. He served in S Africa, Malta, Eqypt and France. Henry was demobilized on 28th March 1919. He passed away in 1942 in Dublin.




205546

Pte. Jeffrey May

British Army 22nd. Battalion Durham Light Infantry

(d.28th May 1918)

He was my grandmother's cousin.

Jeffrey was born in 1899 and was killed in action in 1918. It appears that he was bought up by his grandparents, John and Julia (née Drake). There is some question about the identity of Jeffrey's father, but he was probably john and Julia's son, Lancelot May. Jeffrey's British Army records indicate that he was a slight lad. He enlisted in September 1917 and was killed in France on 28 May 1918. He served with the 22nd Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry. His name is listed on the Soissons Memorial by CWGC. If there are further details about this young soldier, please let me know . . . Lest we forget . . . Thank you.




232848

Pte. John T. May

British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

from:Gateshead

John May was wounded in August 1916




300286

A/CQSM John Oliver Knight May

British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry




244831

Stoker John May

Royal Navy HMS Hibernia

from:Dovercourt, Essex




260943

Pte. Joseph Stanley May

British Army 11th Btn. Sherwood Foresters

(d.21st Aug 1918)

Joe May was one of four brothers who fought in WWI, of whom only one survived. Two of them, including Joe, died in the final few weeks of the conflict. Joe was my grandmother's cousin. Her only brother, Stanley Ernest May, 1/8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, was killed on the first day of the Somme in 1916. Joe's brothers were Percy White May, who was killed on 16th fo June 1916 and is buried in Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue; and Ernest William May, Royal Field Artillery, who died in Heilsberg POW Camp on 4th of October 1918 and is buried in Berlin. Harold Brook May also served with the Sherwood Foresters. He survived the war and died in 1969.




232849

Pte. Martin May

British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

from:Gateshead

(d.1st July 1916)

Martin May is named on the Thiepval Memorial




237050

Gnr. Melville May

British Army 74th Trench Mortar Battery Royal Field Artillery

from:Aberdeen

(d.8th June 1917)

Melville May was the son of Thomas Fenton May and Canadian Mary Jones born June 1880 in Moncton Barracks, where his father was in the military. He had met his wife on service in Canada. His uncle Peter May was also in the military. Melville was educated in Aberdeen, Scotland, where his father worked as the city's chief sanitary inspector. Melville married Margaret Ann Ross, also from Aberdeen, in Lambeth in 1905 and he was a colonial merchant buyer before enlisting.

Melville May was in Kitchener's Army and most likely died in the Messines offensive, as records show 5th, 6th or 8th of June 1917 as date of death. His widow was awarded 17 shillings for herself and their children (born 1907 and 1912) and £7 widow's pension.




257357

Sapper. Patrick May

British Army 455th West Riding Field Company Royal Engineers

from:Sheffield

Patrick May served with 455th West Riding Field Company, Royal Engineers.




262525

Pte. Peter Brown Clives May

British Army 1st Btn. Gordon Highlanders

from:St Nicholas, Aberdeen

(d.27th Sept 1918)

Peter May is my Great Uncle (mothers uncle). I found his grave in The British Cemetery at Grevillers in France.




261433

Sgt. Charles Ernest Maycock

British Army 12th Btn. Rifle Brigade

(d.30th Nov 1917)




219053

Spr. James Richard Mayell

Royal Engineers 222nd (Tottenham) Field Company

from:Walthamstow

(d.20th May 1917)

James Richard Mayell was my grandmothers first husband. Her name, prior to her marriage was May Hurlock. They married on Christmas day in 1913 and in March 1915, their son, Bernard James Mayell was born. Sadly, the child died in a tragic accident a year later and then James Richard Mayell was killed in action on 20th of May 1917.

My grandmother went on to emigrate to Canada and married and had a life in Canada. She never spoke about this time in her life. I do not have any photos of her husband or child and would love to connect with anyone in the Mayell family who may be able to provide more information.




231016

Pte. Frederick John Mayer

Australian Imperial Forces D Coy. 3rd Pioneer Battalion

from:Boolarra, Victoria, Australia

My Great Grandfather, John Frederick Mayer, enlisted on the 2 Feb 1916 leaving his wife Jessica and 6 children home alone in Country, Victoria, Australia. He embarked on 6th of June 1916 on board H.M.A.T Wandilla. He was sent to France on the 14th of November 1916. On the 29th of June 1918 while in France he was admitted to Hor-War hospital for shell gassed. He returned to Australia on board the ship Karagola on 27th of July 1919 were he lived until 7th July 1946, old enough to see his three sons serve Australia again World War 2




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Pte. Samuel Mayer

British Army 7th Battalion, A Company, 4th Platoon Norfolk Regiment

from:Audey, Staffordshire







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