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William Maxwell

In memory of:

Private William Maxwell

October 16, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

270445

Age:

21

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Air Force

Additional Information

Son of James and Eliza Ann Maxwell, of New Lowell Ont.

Commemorated on Page 591 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CREEMORE UNION CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

N/A

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Grave Marker– The grave of Private Maxwell (right foreground), next to his family's monument (left foreground), in the Creemore Union Cemetery, Collingwood Street, Creemore, Ontario. (This image was taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2012. It may be copied and used without further permission.)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – The grave of Private Maxwell (right foreground), next to his family's monument (left foreground), in the Creemore Union Cemetery, Collingwood Street, Creemore, Ontario. (This image was taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2012. It may be copied and used without further permission.)
  • Grave Marker– Commonwealth War Graves Commission marker at the grave of Private Maxwell in the Creemore Union Cemetery, Creemore, Ontario. A personal inscription near the bottom of the stone reads: "WORDS CANNOT TELL, DEAR SON, THE BITTER COST OF WAR". Private Maxwell died of influenza. (This image was taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2012. It may be copied and used without further permission.)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Commonwealth War Graves Commission marker at the grave of Private Maxwell in the Creemore Union Cemetery, Creemore, Ontario. A personal inscription near the bottom of the stone reads: "WORDS CANNOT TELL, DEAR SON, THE BITTER COST OF WAR". Private Maxwell died of influenza. (This image was taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2012. It may be copied and used without further permission.)
  • Memorial– Private Maxwell is also commemorated on this family monument in the Creemore Union Cemetery, Creemore, Ontario. (This image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2012. It may be copied and used without further permission.)

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Private Maxwell is also commemorated on this family monument in the Creemore Union Cemetery, Creemore, Ontario. (This image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2012. It may be copied and used without further permission.)

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