| Service number | VX41976 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1916-12-27 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Bairnsdale |
| Death Date | 1942-10-29 |
| Death Place | Middle East |
| Final Rank | Sergeant |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Unit | 2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Sergeant Maxwell Clyde Froud
Description
Sergeant Maxwell Clyde Froud enlisted to the Second Australian Imperial Force on 27 June 1940. He undertook a period of training in New South Wales, and went on to serve with 2/23 Australian Infantry Battalion in Palestine and Egypt. Sergeant Froud sustained a leg injury in action, and spent many months recovering at 2/2 Australian General Hospital in Egypt. After his recovery, he worked as a Regimental Aid Post clerk before re-joining his unit. On 29 October 1942, Sergeant Froud was killed in action at El Alamein, Egypt. He is buried at El Alamein War Cemetary.
Rolls
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Sergeant
Timeline
| Date of birth | 27 December 1916 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 27 June 1940 | |
| Date of death | 29 October 1942 |