Seaman
Ian
Maxwell
Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Ancestors 
Brother of
Sheila Mary Maxwell, Jean Maxwell, John Maxwell, Michael Mayne Maxwell and Alan Peter Maxwell
Husband of
Bessie Emma (Crisp) Harcourt
— married
27 Apr 1938 in Tasmania, Australia
Father of
[private son (1940s - unknown)]
Died
at age 27
in At Sea
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Aug 2013
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Biography
Ian Maxwell was born on 6th March 1914 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. He was the eldest son of Alan Maxwell and Rymer McPhillamy.
Ian married Bessie Crisp on 27th April 1938 in Hobart. They had a son, Robert Ian, born in April 1941.
Seaman Ian Maxwell was killed in action aboard HMAS Sydney during the Second World War.
On 2nd September 1939, upon hearing the declaration of war, Ian enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy. [1] Together with the entire crew of 645, he went down with HMAS Sydney on 19th November 1941 in the notorious engagement off the Western Australian coast with the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran.
Sources
- ↑ Department of Veterans' Affairs nominal roll: H1004 Ordinary Seaman Ian Maxwell; accessed 16 Oct 2021
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