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Maxwell, P B



Braine Communal Cemetery, France Aisne.

Braine Communal Cemetery, France Aisne

 


Peter Benson Maxwell

Captain Peter Benson Maxwell
East Yorkshire Regiment (formerly, 35th Sikhs)
24/09/1914


1914 Star

 

Son of Sir William Edward Maxwell K.C.M.G., and Lady Maxwell. Husband of Eileen Muriel Maxwell (nee Gordon).

He was born in Guernsey on 10 October 1880, and his family lived at The Hollies, Grange, St Peter Port. He was serving with the 35th Sikh Regiment when he took part in the Waziristan Expedition in 1901-2. In 1909 he was promoted Captain, transferring to the East Yorkshire Regiment in 1912. He was wounded at the battle of the Aisne on 20 September 1914 and died of wounds three days later.

 

Died of wounds, aged 33 years

 

 

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Record