McMaster, Robert Maxwell

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D.S.O., M.B., Ch.M. : Major, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., England and France. Enlisting 26th July, 1915, and sailing on 31st, joined A.I.F. H.Q., London, on arrival and County of London War Hospital, Epsom, soon after. Crossing to No. 2 Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, 31st December, 1916, transferred to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, being R.M.O. 17th Battn. from 26th January, 1917, to March, 1918. Then returning to ambulance, remained with it until invalided to England in September and on recovery served at Orthopaedic Hospital, Southampton, until demobilisation. Promoted major, July, 1917. Awarded D.S.O.* at Passchendaele in October, 1917, and invested at Buckingham Palace 13th December, 1918. Mentioned in Despatches twice. Early education at King's College, Goulburn. * For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty, tending the wounded continuously for ten hours under shell fire. Several of his bearers were killed and wounded and it was only with the greatest difficulty that he was able to save the wounded from being killed or buried alive.

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1892

Birth in Goulburn -- NSW, Australia 1892
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Early education at King's College, Goulburn, NSW, Australia
1915

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1915
1915

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1915
1915

Enlisted 26 Jul 1915
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Military service as Major at Wingate, England --, United Kingdom ; France --, France
1917

Military award: D.S.O. on 1917-10-01
1919

Deputy Medical Superintendent at Little Bay -Coast Hospital- NSW, Australia 1919
1932

Medical Superintendent at Lidcombe -- NSW, Australia 1932
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
1936

Death in Darlinghurst -- NSW, Australia 1936

Gender

Male

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