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==War Service==
 
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In November 1940 the RAF's No. 40 Squadron 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 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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In November 1940 the RAF's No. 40 Squadron 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 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.
  
  

Revision as of 02:33, 8 February 2020

Maxwell Wellman Marsh
Marsh Maxwell Wellman.jpg
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 the RAF's No. 40 Squadron 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 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.


  • Klagenfurt War Cemetery, southern Austria
  • Maxwell's grave location

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