Maxwell Wellman Marsh

Maxwell Wellman Marsh

Personal Information
Date of Birth	31 Oct 1911
Place of Birth	Armadale, Western Australia
Death	7 Jul 1944
Place of Death	Austria
Age at Enlistment	30 years, 3 months
Next of Kin	Father , Mr Wellman Marsh
Military Information
Reg Number	41581
Date of Enlistment	1 Feb 1942
Rank	Warrant Officer
Unit/Formation	No. 40 Squadron RAF
Post War Details
Australian War Memorial	Australian War Memorial
Medals	1939-45 Star

Pre War

Electoral Roll entries: 1936 at Dattening, Pingelly, farmer; 1937 Hillsprings Station, Carnarvon, jackeroo ; 1943 at Marshlands, West Pingelly, farmer.

War Service

In November 1940 No. 40 Squadron RAF converted to the Vickers Wellington IC, and spent the next year operating as a night bomber squadron with Bomber Command. In October 1941 the squadron's aircraft were flown to Malta, where they operated against targets in Italy and North Africa until May 1942 when the squadron was re-equipped with Vickers Wellington Mk III's. By the time Max joined the Squadron they were flying the Vickers Wellington X model from Foggia Main airfield in Italy against targets in northern Italy and the Balkans. They were still operating out of Foggia when Max failed to return.

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  Klagenfurt War Cemetery, southern Austria
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  Maxwell's grave location

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