CHRISTIE, Maurice
| Service Number: | 4998 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodend, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Woodend, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 20 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Woodend State School Great War Honour Roll, Woodend War Memorial Clock Tower |
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Maurice Christie and his brother Eleas both enlisted together in the 21st Battalion but left Australia at different times. They reunited again in England and both joined the 21st Battalion together in France during early 1917. They were said to be in the same Company when the 21st Battalion made an advance near Norieul in France. The two brothers were both reported missing on 20 March 1917 and are still missing to this day.
A younger brother, 1667 Pte. John Christie 8th Battalion AIF, did service in Gallipoli where he served for many months and was promoted Corporal, and afterwards in France, where he was wounded and evacuated to England. He was returned to Australia in early 1919.
They were all the sons of Bernard and Sarah Ann Christie of Woodend, Victoria.