Vale Major Max Armstrong
Maxwell Thomas Armstrong PHF
17/01/1910 – 24/02/2010
Major Max Armstrong (Retired) was born in Sydney on 17 January 1910 and married Jean Rigby of South Yarra on 23 December 1939, only a few weeks after he enlisted in the Australian army with the number VX108. Max was in artillery and saw service in the Middle East and New Guinea before being discharged on 28 May 1946.
After military service Max became a businessman, first with shoe shops in the City and later Frankston, then investments in property and the stock market. Along the way, Max and Jean had three sons, Ian, Edward (dec.) and Howard.
Max was inducted into the Rotary Club of Frankston on 22 October 1953 and was awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship in 1994.
For 22 years Max led the Anzac Parade, riding either his beloved Wilvue or a police horse.
Max and Jean celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last December, and his 100th birthday last month.
Our thoughts are with Ian and Mary, Ian’s mother Jean and his brother Howard and their families.
