 Madge remained in France for the duration of the war and returned to Australia on the "Ascanius" in April 1919, he was discharged from service on 24 May 1919.Little is known about the life of Maitland Madge after his return from the First World War.Maitland Madge is listed on the 1925 Electoral Roll for Maranoa as a labourer at Gore working in the Lime Quarry.