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MADDOCKS, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX21018 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Field Company (Squadron) RAE |
| Born: | Maldon, Victoria, Australia, 20 November 1904 |
| Home Town: | Maldon, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Welder |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 29 October 1942, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Plot 4, Row A, Grave 10 Headstone inscription reads:His duty nobly done Roll of Honour - Maldon, Hadra War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, NX21018 | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 May 1941: | Enlisted Sapper, NX21018, Enlisted at Paddington, NSW | |
| 26 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX21018 | |
| 3 Sep 1941: | Embarked Sapper, NX21018, Embarkded at Sydney, NSW for Middle East | |
| 28 Oct 1942: | Wounded Sapper, NX21018, 2nd/7th Field Company (Squadron) RAE, Shell wound to the right thigh |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Fredrick and Hannah Maddocks; husband of Hilda Mabel Maddocks of Melbourne, Vic.
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