Maxwell Vane Aitken

1925 - 2004  (79 years)

• Name	Maxwell Vane Aitken
  Born	15 Feb 1925	Auburn, NSW, Australia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Service Number - NX176094  [2]
  _UID	EA5465C9E20346DDA893448C29B1E4C70460
  Died	11 Mar 2004	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   [1]
  Person ID	I9666	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	James Aitken,   b. 23 Nov 1891, 40 Balfour Street, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 19 Apr 1965, Auburn, NSW. Australia  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Mary Ella Hudson,   b. 15 Jul 1898, Holbrook, NSW. Australia ,   d. 7 Feb 1986  (Age 87 years)
  Married	26 Jan 1922	Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia   [1]
  Family ID	F3209	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carmel Frances Hill,   b. 3 Jun 1925, Rozelle, Sydney, Australia ,   d. 7 Feb 2002, Victoria, Australia  (Age 76 years)
  Married	15 Feb 1947	Sydney, NSW, Australia   [1]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2011
  Family ID	F3786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  During WWII, Max saw active service with the Australian Army. He served with "Z Force" in Borneo. This was a top secret commando unit set up to raid behind the enemy lines, Japanese, in SE Asia. About 1946 Max met Carmel Hill, at his brother, James's, wedding. Max worked as a Painter, having his own business in Tamworth, NSW. When he left Tamworth he worked as a Renovator and Painter in Sydney. Max and Carmel seperated in 1957 and were divorced in 1981. Becoming estranged from his family, he was eventually found, by his daughter Jenni, in 2002, living at 6 Euston Road, Auburn, Sydney. This was just two houses away from where his parents lived many years before. This was too late to be reunited with Carmel as she died in VIC, on 7 Feb 2002. By the time Jenni found Max he was very ill, suffering from fibrositis and constantly on oxygen. At last, in Feb 2004, Jenni managed to get him into a nursing home in VIC so she could be close to him and help him with his illness. Max was flown down to Melbourne from Sydney, but unfortunately only lasted two weeks before he succumbed to his illnesses and died on 11 Mar 2004

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3). [S208] Military - NAA, Australia., ( National Archive Australia . http://www.naa.gov.au.), Military Record; accessed 24 Jul 2010 (Reliability: 3).