Duncan Maxwell

Duncan Maxwell
Born(1892-01-08)8 January 1892
Hobart, Tasmania
Died21 December 1969(1969-12-21) (aged 77)
AllegianceAustralia
Service/branchAustralian Army
Years of service1914–1919
1938–1946
RankBrigadier
Service numberNX12610
Commands held27th Brigade (1941–42)
2/19th Battalion (1940–41)
56th Battalion (1939–40)
Battles/warsFirst World War

Second World War

AwardsMilitary Cross

Brigadier Duncan Stuart Maxwell, MC (8 January 1892 – 21 December 1969), also known as Duncan Struan Maxwell, was a medical practitioner and an Australian Army officer who served in the First and the Second World Wars. He was commander of the 27th Brigade during the Japanese invasion of Malaya and the Battle of Singapore in the Second World War.


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