Maxwell Robert Joyner

Maxwell Robert Joyner

Personal Information
Date of Birth	8 Feb 1918
Place of Birth	Perth, Western Australia
Death	9 Aug 2004, aged 86
Place of Death	Kwinana, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	22 years, 9 months
Description	5'8½" (1.74m) tall ; 130lbs 58.967 kg ; fair complexion ; blue eyes ; fair hair
Occupation	Market gardener
Religion	Church of Christ
Address	Armadale, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father , Mr Robert Joyner
Military Information
Reg Number	W8747
Date of Enlistment	21 Nov 1940
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	16th Australian Infantry Battalion (Cameron Highlander's Regiment) & 2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion
Post War Details
Fate	Remained in Australia
Medals	War Medal 1939-45 Australian Service Medal 1939-45

Pre War

Married Winifred Muriel Lilleyman during 1941. They had three sons and a daughter.

War Service

Enlisted part time in the CMF (VDC) on 21 Nov 1940 and was called up for full time duty on 16 Dec 1941 and allocated to the 16th Battalion for training. Max had several periods of leave without pay between March and October 1942, resulting in him being transferred to Area Essential Services unit with discharge occurring.

Enlisted again on 24 Mar 1943 and was posted to the 2nd Battalion VDC. No discharge date in his records.

Post War

Electoral Roll entries: 1943 Armadale, farmer; 1949 - 1977 Westfield road, Armadale, farmer; 1980 at 44 Sixth road, retired.