Maxwell Robert Arthur "Max" Lamshed OBE (5 April 1901 – 25 July 1971), occasionally written as "M. R. Lamshed", was a South Australian journalist, historian and Red Cross official.
Max was born in Rendelsham[1] the only son of carpenter and builder Arthur J. Lamshed, whose parents emigrated to South Australia in the 1850s,[2] and was educated at Mount Gambier High School[3] His father was at Robe for 18 years, Rendelsham from around 1896 to 1906, where he was an active member of the local cricket team, then Mount Gambier.
Max was employed by The Border Watch then in 1923 moved to The Adelaide Advertiser.
[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] In 1940 Max Lamshed wrote a piece for the Border Watch on the work of the Red Cross.
[14] From 1943 to 1955 he was honorary organizer for the Food for Britain campaign in South Australia, and for this service was appointed OBE in 1950.