William Maxfield (cyclist)
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William Wallace Maxfield (1916–1943) was a male cyclist who competed for England. During his years of competition he was known as Bill Maxfield.
Cycling career
Maxfield represented England and won a gold medal in the 10 miles scratch race at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He also competed in three other events; the Road Race, the 1,000 metres Match Sprint and the 1 km Time Trial.{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/44762|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/sydney-1938/athletes|title=1938 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}
In 1939, he won the British National Individual Sprint Championships at Herne Hill.{{cite news |title=Sport Notes |work=Aberdeen Press and Journal |date=17 July 1939 |access-date=14 November 2021 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19390717/151/0010| via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}
Personal life
Maxfield was a storekeeper by trade and lived in Hambrook Road, London during 1938.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
He was killed during World War II, when serving as a Flight Lieutenant with RAF Coastal Command. He was the captain of Handley Page Halifax "D" of No. 502 Squadron RAF which took off from RAF St Davids at 1244 hours on 27 December 1943. The aircraft was part of an anti shipping strike in the North Atlantic and it was last seen over an enemy vessel at 1750 hours, and last heard from when it transmitted an SOS signal from 45° 48' N 13° 20' W at 1945 hours.{{cite archive |item=Squadron Number: 502 Summary of Events |item-url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8413510 |item-id=AIR 27/1959/46 |date=1943 Dec 01 - 1943 Dec 31 |page=10 |series=AIR 27 - Air Ministry and successors: Operations Record Books, Squadrons |collection=Records of the Royal Air Force |repository=UK National Archives |institution=UK National Archives }} He is commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial.{{cite web|url=https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1076607/william-wallace-maxfield/|title=Flight Lieutenant William Wallace Maxfield|publisher=Commonwealth War Graves}}
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Category:English male cyclists
Category:British male cyclists
Category:Cyclists at the 1938 British Empire Games
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
Category:Royal Air Force officers
Category:Royal Air Force personnel killed in World War II
Category:Military personnel from Sheffield
Category:Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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