Casualty Guardsman MAXWELL, WILLIAM ALEXANDER Service Number 14678822 Died 02/10/1944 Aged 19 3rd Bn. Irish Guards Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Maxwell, of Dumfries. Commemorated at GROESBEEK MEMORIAL Location: Gelderland, Netherlands Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 3.
PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: MAXWELL, William Alexander DOB: 1925 Place of Birth: Tinwald, Dumfriesshire. Residence: Dumfries Trade: Employed by the Dundas Chemical Co. in Dumfries. Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John Maxwell, of Carthegena, Gasstown, Dumfries. Census: Photo: SERVICE Army/Personal Number: 14678822 Rank: Guardsman Regiment/Battalion: Irish Guards, 3rd Battalion As at 01/09/1939: Enlisted: CASUALTY CWGC Link: Casualty Details CWGC Certificate: Theatre of War: Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45 Date of Death: 02/10/1944 Age at Death: 19 Casualty Type: Memorial: GROESBEEK MEMORIAL Memorial Photo: Memorial Reference: Panel 3. Panel Photo: Memorial Registration: Panel List: Army Casualty List (WO 417): 14678822 Guardsman MAXWELL W A 1944 Irish Guards The Times Casualty List: published MEDALS Campaign Medals: Medal Roll Details: REFERENCES War Diaries: Irish Guards, 3rd Battalion, 1943 Jan - Dec | WW2Talk War Diary: 3rd Battalion IRISH GUARDS, Jan - Dec 1944 Archive Files: WO 417 Publications: Accounts: Dumfries War Memorial: The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project :: View topic - Dumfries Scottish Military Research Group, Dumfries : The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project :: View topic - Dumfries "GDSM. WILLIAM A. MAXWELL, Irish Guards. William Alexander Maxwell – age 19 – Guardsman (14678822) 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards. William was employed by the Dundas Chemical Co. in Dumfries. Born 1925 in Tinwald, Dumfriesshire. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Maxwell of Carthegena, Gasstown, Dumfries. Missing in Action on 2 October 1944 and named on the Groesbeek Memorial, Netherlands." Newspaper: Websites: Irish Guards: Roll of Honour - WWII Open Resource Group GROESBEEK MEMORIAL, HOLLAND
