Private Robert Maw

1924 - 1945

• Name	Robert Maw
  Prefix	Private
  Birth	Between Oct and Dec 1924	Messingham, , Lincolnshire, England   [1]
  	First name(s)Robert Last nameMaw Birth registration year1924 Registration quarter4 Mother's maiden nameSmith DistrictGlanford Brigg CountyLincolnshire CountryEngland Volume7A Page1057 Record setEngland & Wales Births 1837-2006 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Births Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd
  Gender	Male
  Census	29 Sep 1939	Northfield Road, Messingham, , Lincolnshire, England   [2]
  	First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number Robert Maw 18 Jan 1883 Male Highways Gen Labourer Married 4 1 Ada Maw 30 Oct 1888 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 4 2 Edith Maw 10 Feb 1921 Female Land Worker Single 4 3 Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record.
  		UK Cens 1939 - TNA_R39_6466_6466C_002 UK Cens 1939 - TNA_R39_6466_6466C_002
  Alt. Burial	Apr 1945	Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany
  	First name(s)      Robert Last name      Maw Birth year      1925 Age      20 Death year      1945 Death date      15 Apr 1945 War      Second World War, 1939-1945 Number      14801446 Rank      Private Unit      517th Bn. Regiment      Gordon Highlanders Grave reference      3. D. 15. Cemetery or Memorial      Becklingen War Cemetery Burial country      Germany Additional information      Son of Robert and Ada Maw, of Messingham, Lincolnshire. Link      https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead Record set      Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour Category      Military Service & Conflict Subcategory      Second World War Collections from      United Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown © Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  		MMI - F9774 - Robert Maw, Ada Smith and children Robert and Edith Maw MMI - F9774 - Robert Maw, Ada Smith and children Robert and Edith Maw
  Obituary	Private Robert R Maw
  	Birth: unknown Death: Apr. 15, 1945 Inscription: Gordon Highlanders Note: 14801446 Burial: Becklingen War Cemetery Soltau Niedersachsen, Germany Plot: 3. D. 15. Created by: International Wargraves ... Record added: Mar 17, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 18486375
  Name	Robert R. Maw
  _STAT	Never Married
  _UID	FFEDA625EEBD4CF998D121A7FDA12827C596
  Burial	Apr 1945	Holy Trinity Churchyard, Messingham, , Lincolnshire, England
  		MMI - F9774 - Robert Maw, Ada Smith and children Robert and Edith Maw MMI - F9774 - Robert Maw, Ada Smith and children Robert and Edith Maw
  Death	15 Apr 1945	Germany
  	Private 14801446. Gordon Highlanders. Died 15.4.1945, aged 20 years. Son of Robert and Ada Maw of Messingham, Lincolnshi re. Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery 3.D.15. Messingham War Memorial. Source: http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Lincolnshire/Messingham.html First name(s)Robert Last nameMaw Age20 Birth year1925 Service number14801446 RankPrivate RegimentGordon Highlanders Unit or regiment517th Bn. Year1945 Death year1945 Death date15 Apr 1945 CountryGermany View the original sourceView the record's source Original sourceCommonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour Record setWorld War 2 Allies Collection CategoryMilitary Service & Conflict SubcategorySecond World War Collections fromAmericas, Australia & New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, Overseas / Unknow
  		MMI - F9774 - Robert Maw, Ada Smith and children Robert and Edith Maw MMI - F9774 - Robert Maw, Ada Smith and children Robert and Edith Maw
  Person ID	I16413	The Maw Family Tree
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Maw,   b. 18 Jan 1883, Messingham, , Lincolnshire, England d. 6 Dec 1944, North Field Road, Messingham, , Lincolnshire, England (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Ada Smith,   b. 30 Oct 1888, Ashby, , Lincolnshire, England d. 20 Feb 1983, District Scunthorpe (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	12 Apr 1920	Bottesford, , Lincolnshire, England   [3]
  	First name(s)Robert Last nameMaw Name note- Age37 Marriage year1920 Marriage date12 Apr 1920 ResidenceBottesford, Lincoln, England Marriage placeBottesford CountyLincolnshire CountryEngland Father's first name(s)John Father's last nameMaw Spouse's first name(s)Ada Spouse's last nameSmith Spouse's birth year1889 Spouse's birth date1889 Spouse's age31 Spouse's father's first name(s)Charles Spouse's father's last nameSmith Record setEngland Marriages 1538-1973 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Marriages Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl
  Family ID	F9774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Glanford Brigg - Volume 2a Page 1057 (Reliability: 3). [S471] www.findmypast.co.uk, 1939 UK Register Transcription (29 September 1939), (1939 UK Register Transcription), Ref: RG101/6466C/002/12 Letter Code: TNHF © Findmypast Ltd TNA_R39_6466_6466C_002 (Reliability: 3). [S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Glanford Brigg - Volume 7a Page 2304 (Reliability: 3).