Bill Maxwell
| Bill Maxwell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Maxwell | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Caulfield, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 12 October 1917 (aged 35) | ||
| Place of death |
Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William "Bill" Maxwell (12 April 1882 – 12 October 1917) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Maxwell served as a Lieutenant with the 38th Battalion during World War I.[2] He was wounded in the Battle of Messines on 7 June 1917, but recovered from his injuries and rejoined his battalion three months later.[3] On 12 October 1917, Maxwell was killed in action at Passchendaele in Belgium.[2][4]
Notes
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 562. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ a b "Details - William Maxwell". Australian Defence Force Academy. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ "Killed In Action". The Age. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 6 November 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "Roll of Honour: William Maxwell". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
External links
- Bill Maxwell's playing statistics from AFL Tables