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Henry St.John MADDEN (1914 - 1942)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Henry St.John MADDEN (1914 - 1942)	Julian Edward Henry Barton MADDEN (1871 - 1928)	Julian Edward MADDEN (1845 - 1925)	Henry St.John MADDEN (1810 - 1873)
				Honorah AUSTIN (1818 - 1858)
			Mary BARTON (1854 - 1931)	John BARTON
				Elizabeth (BARTON)
		Ruby Frances GARLAND (1887 - 1978)	Thomas Archer Sparling GARLAND (1842 - 1937)	James GARLAND (1813 - 1904)
				Emma Carne BROUGHTON (1815 - 1893)
			Emma Broughton GARLAND (1855 - 1946)	John GARLAND (1809 - 1892)
				Mary Donaldson HENDERSON (1835 - 1928)

b. 09 Oct 1914 at Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

d. 27 Jan 1942 at Malaya aged 27

Near Relatives of Henry St.John MADDEN (1914 - 1942)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Julian Edward MADDEN	1845	Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia	04 May 1925	Ryde, New South Wales, Australia	80
Grandmother	Mary BARTON	1854	Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia	13 Aug 1931	Bega, New South Wales, Australia	77
Grandfather	Thomas Archer Sparling GARLAND	1842	New South Wales, Australia	1937	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	95
Grandmother	Emma Broughton GARLAND	20 Jun 1855	Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia	08 Jul 1946	Quirindi, New South Wales, Australia	91
Father	Julian Edward Henry Barton MADDEN	02 Jul 1871	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	19 Sep 1928	Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia	57
Mother	Ruby Frances GARLAND	26 Jan 1887	Barraba, New South Wales, Australia	19 Oct 1978	Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia	91
Self	Henry St.John MADDEN	09 Oct 1914	Lismore, New South Wales, Australia	27 Jan 1942	Malaya	27
Sister	Mary Garland MADDEN	28 Jul 1913	Quirindi, New South Wales, Australia	abt 2015		102
Sister	Barbara Garland MADDEN	02 Mar 1916	Dunoon, New South Wales, Australia	19 Aug 1991	Willoughby, New South Wales, Australia	75
Sister	Joan Garland MADDEN	12 Aug 1918	Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia
Brother	Thomas Julian Barton MADDEN	17 Jun 1919	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	21 Nov 2003	Carina, Queensland, Australia	84
Sister	Leila Garland MADDEN	17 Aug 1922	Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	abt 2009		87
Aunt	Ida Marchmont MADDEN	11 Jul 1873	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	30 Dec 1963	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	90
Uncle	Arthur LAKE	1868	Berrima, New South Wales, Australia	08 May 1929	Granville, New South Wales, Australia	61
Aunt	Mildred Mary MADDEN	26 Jul 1875	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	26 Mar 1945	Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia	69
Uncle	James Alexander MCINTOSH	14 Jan 1870	Broulee, New South Wales, Australia	24 Dec 1942	Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia	72
Uncle	Julian St.John (Plim) MADDEN	23 Nov 1876	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	13 Aug 1954	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	77
Aunt	Eliza Jane MACFADDEN	24 May 1876	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia	29 Jul 1958	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	82
Aunt	Isabel May MADDEN	15 May 1879	Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia	27 May 1944	Bega, New South Wales, Australia	65
Aunt	Vida M. MADDEN	28 Nov 1881	Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia	17 May 1887	Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia	5
Aunt	Jessie Isabel GARLAND	23 Apr 1875	Bowen River, Queensland, Australia	29 Aug 1921	Guyra, New South Wales, Australia	46
Uncle	William Henry FORSTER
Uncle	Walter Paige BEST	1883		1965	Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia	82
Aunt	Amy Mary GARLAND	05 May 1877	Maitland, New South Wales, Australia	05 May 1887	East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia	10
Uncle	Archer Cairnton GARLAND	07 Sep 1879	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	16 Jul 1962	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	82
Aunt	Marian Isabel GARLAND	1883	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1967	Singleton, New South Wales, Australia	84
Uncle	Morris John GARLAND	28 Feb 1882	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	1978	Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia	96
Aunt	Violet Elizabeth SCOTT
Aunt	Leila Broughton GARLAND	09 Jul 1884	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	15 Jul 1942	Newtown, New South Wales, Australia	58
Uncle	Herbert Aubrey Danvers (Had) CROSSMAN	1890	Ryde, New South Wales, Australia	31 Jan 1981		91
Uncle	Neil Henderson D GARLAND	1890	Barraba, New South Wales, Australia	1931	Quirindi, New South Wales, Australia	41
Aunt	Deborah Betsy BARNETT	1894	Quirindi, New South Wales, Australia	07 Mar 1986	Killarney Heights, New South Wales, Australia	92
Aunt	Emma Barbara GARLAND	1895	Barraba, New South Wales, Australia	Y
Uncle	Eustace PRENTICE	1887		1962	Inverell, New South Wales, Australia	75
Aunt	Dora Wynella GARLAND	1898	Boggabri, New South Wales, Australia	17 Aug 1981	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	83
Cousin	Ormonde Julian LAKE	15 Jun 1899	Bega, New South Wales, Australia	24 Dec 1972	Taree, New South Wales, Australia	73
Cousin	Kenneth Arthur St John LAKE	1903	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	15 May 1992	Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia	89
Cousin	Mildred Isabel LAKE	17 Jun 1906	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	1984	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	78
Cousin	Gwendoline Mary LAKE	12 Dec 1909	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	1984	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	75
Cousin	Isabel Ida MCINTOSH	02 Mar 1914	Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Barton Julian MCINTOSH	1916		11 Jun 1916	Ryde, New South Wales, Australia	0
Cousin	Edward St.John MADDEN	12 Dec 1907	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1942		35
Cousin	Julian St.John MADDEN	19 Jul 1909	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	23 May 1974	Concord, New South Wales, Australia	64
Cousin	Mary St.John StMay MADDEN	22 Mar 1911	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Isabel Mildred MADDEN	01 Nov 1912	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	22 Oct 1969	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	56
Cousin	Dorothy Mary A FORSTER	1899	Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Jean BEST	1911	New South Wales, Australia	05 Mar 1990	New South Wales, Australia	79
Cousin	Margaret Garland BEST	1912	New South Wales, Australia	27 May 1981	Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia	69
Cousin	Catherine Garland BEST	1914	Armidale, New South Wales, Australia	1995	Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia	81
Cousin	Baylis Broughton GARLAND	06 Apr 1917	Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia	14 Nov 1993	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	76
Cousin	Robert Archer H GARLAND	24 Jan 1919	Quirindi, New South Wales, Australia	17 Nov 1920	Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia	1
Cousin	David Murray GARLAND	18 Sep 1920	Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia	30 Sep 2007	Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia	87
Cousin	Elinor Mollie GARLAND	22 Sep 1922	Woolbrook, New South Wales, Australia	25 Oct 2008	New South Wales, Australia	86
Cousin	Thomas CROSSMAN
Cousin	William CROSSMAN
Cousin	Stafford Garland CROSSMAN	03 Feb 1914	Quirindi, New South Wales, Australia	29 Aug 1967	St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia	53
Cousin	Emmie CROSSMAN	05 Jul 1915
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Brother in Law	Frederick Manson BAILEY	21 Nov 1906	Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	30 Dec 1984	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	78
Brother in Law	Colin James UTZ	24 May 1909	Armidale, New South Wales, Australia	01 Jul 1941	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	32
Brother in Law	Ian William HARRIS-WALKER	11 Jun 1918		19 May 1987	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	68
Brother in Law	Claude Gordon FULLOON	12 Nov 1913	Armidale, New South Wales, Australia	26 May 1995	Armidale, New South Wales, Australia	81
Sister in Law	Winifred Audrey HASTINGS	11 Jun 1921		17 May 1984	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	62
Brother in Law	Owen Wren BLOMFIELD	31 Jul 1921	Walcha, New South Wales, Australia	14 Oct 1997		76

Events in Henry St.John MADDEN (1914 - 1942)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
		Enlist	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
09 Oct 1914		Henry St.John MADDEN was born	Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
19 Sep 1928	13	Death of father Julian Edward Henry Barton MADDEN (aged 57)	Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia	Note 1
27 Jan 1942	27	Henry St.John MADDEN died	Malaya

Note 1: Buried C of E,Macleay Rvr,with wife Ruby Frances, who D 19 Oct 1978 (91).

Personal Notes:

Killed in action in Malaya probably at Jemaluang. Henry St John Madden Rank: Corporal [Cpl] Service Number: NX40817 Unit: 2/18 INF BN Service: Army Conflict: 1939-1945 Date of Death: 27 January 1942 Place of Death: Malaya Cause of Death: Killed In Action Source: AWM147 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, 2nd AIF (Australian Imperial Force) and CMF (Citizen Military Force) The Army newspaper website notes 26 Jan 1942 - 2/18 Bn sets ambush for Japanese north of Jemaluang, Malaya. 27 January 1942 — Withdrawal of British forces from Malaya to Singapore begins. Also 2/18 served Malaya 1941-42, Johore, Jemaluang, Singapore Island The commonwealth War Graves Commission has him in a joint grave at Kranji War Cemetry http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=2004200&mode=1 The bodies from all over Malaya were moved to here. This from a website http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/japadvance/malaya.html 'Over on the west coast, on the night of 26-27 January, the Australian 2/18th Battalion successfully ambushed a Japanese force at Jemaluang, south of Mersing. Under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Varley, supported by two batteries of the 2/10th Field Regiment, the 2/18th sprang their ambush between 2 am and 3 am. Brigade headquarters ordered Varley to withdraw after first light, after they encountered heavier attacks from the enemy. Nevertheless, the Australian action was a stunning success which turned the Japanese force inland, rather than continue pushing south along the west coast. The 2/18th lost 98 troops killed or missing, but Japanese losses were heavier.' This from a speech http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/remembering1942/singapore/transcript.htm 'To oppose the three divisions which the Japanese deployed in their campaign against Malaya and Singapore, Percival mainly had an Indian corps of two divisions and the Australian 8th Division under Major-General Gordon Bennett. Ordinarily, military doctrine requires that an attacker needs a superiority of several times the strength of the defender for success to be achievable, but in this case such a margin was unnecessary considering the freedom the Japanese enjoyed in deploying forces and manoeuvring them. The Indian troops were outclassed by the Japanese, and although the Australians, once committed to action in Johore on 14 January, achieved the few allied successes of the campaign (at places such as Gemas, Bakri, Jemaluang and Muar River), the 8th Division was understrength with just two brigades and lost heavily over the course of the next fortnight's fighting.' Form a website http://www.dva.gov.au/commem/2005/singapore/background.htm 'The most costly Australian battle in Malaya began on 18 January when the 2/19th and 2/29th Battalions began fighting around Bakri. The battalions, some artillery troops and Indian troops were cut off and had to fight their way out under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Anderson. After four days of fighting, the force was trapped at Parit Sulong and the men were ordered to break out in groups and try to reach British lines. Japanese troops massacred over 100 wounded men who had to be left behind. Lieutenant Colonel Anderson was awarded the Victoria Cross for his courage and leadership – the only Australian VC recipient of the campaign. On 26 January 1942 the RAAF had its worst day of the campaign when several British and Australian squadrons attacked enemy ships and troops at Endau, on the east coast. Two British squadrons of Vildebeest biplane bombers flew a ‘suicide mission’ and eight Australians in these squadrons and two in No 1 Squadron RAAF were killed. Next day, the 2/18th Battalion fought a hard battle at Jemaluang, inflicting heavy casualties on a Japanese regiment and effectively halting the enemy advance down the east coast.' The most complete description is on this website http://www.218battalion.com/index.php?page=history which includes these paras 'Throughout this time the 2/18th was waiting impatiently to take part in the action. The main part of the battalion was patrolling and training in and around Mersing. A small group consisting of Lieutenant Perring, Sergeant Alan Black and Privates Dorrington and Neville, was seconded to join "Roseforce" led by Major Rose of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Roseforce was a commando outfit and was put into action on December 26th just north of Ipoh on the west coast of the peninsula. The raid was a success. According to Sergeant Alan Black, "Our best bag was a Major General and Staff. All the men did a great job...� The battalion had been subsumed into a command structure called Eastforce under Brigadier Taylor of the 2/27th Battalion. From mid January a number of skirmishes took place between Eastforce groups and the Japanese. The probes were repulsed, but as Japanese bombing commenced in the area and intensified from January 13th it was clear a serious assault was immanent. The assault came on 26th January, by which time the battalion had been withdrawn from its painstakingly prepared positions at Mersing. This order had come in order to bring Eastforce in line with the crumbling front on the west coast. Varley showed his opportunism at this point by using the occasion of the withdrawal to affect a battalion sized ambush in the Nithsdale Estate outside of Jemaluang. The ambush was costly for the Australians, 80 dead in a night's fighting, but the casualties inflicted were estimated as high as 2000 dead and wounded. Significantly this was the first time in the Pacific War a Japanese formation was forced to withdraw from battle. The Japanese spent the night of 26th moving through the battalion's prepared positions. Their first encounter was at 2 am with A Company who held up the Japanese probe on the Jemaluang Road. This initial fight resulted in two quick fatalities for the Australians as John Madden and Lt George Warden were killed. This left 9 platoon without a leader until Corporal Col Spence assumed command and won a DCM for his role in directing the defence of the position, even after being slashed with a samurai sword by a Japanese scout. Spence killed his assailant and as the recommendation for his award reads: Despite his severe wound, Spence regained his feet, killed the Officer, directed the fire movement of his section repulsing the attack successfully, and inflicting heavy enemy casualties.' photos on http://www.218battalion.com/index.php?page=gallery

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