DELPRATT, Maurice George
| Service Numbers: | 636, Q199908 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 October 1914, Longreach, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | War Records Section |
| Born: | Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia , 23 December 1886 |
| Home Town: | Jimboomba, Logan, Queensland |
| Schooling: | The Southport School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Station Overseer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Warwick, Queensland, 8 March 1957, aged 70 years |
| Cemetery: |
Eden Gardens Cemetery, Warwick, Qld |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Beaudesert War Memorial, Canungra War Memorial, The Southport School Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 636, Longreach, Queensland | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 636, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 636, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 16 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 636, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Jun 1915: | Imprisoned ANZAC / Gallipoli, POW of Turkey | |
| 16 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 636, 5th Light Horse Regiment |
World War 2 Service
| 10 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, Q199908 | |
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| 10 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, Q199908, Brisbane, Queensland | |
| 11 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, Q199908 | |
| 4 Feb 1947: | Discharged Staff Sergeant, Q199908, War Records Section |
Logan Village Museum
There was also a younger brother Robert Lenyns Service No. Q24261 who didnot serve overseas.
Submitted 23 April 2018 by Coralyn Cowin
Logan Village Museum
Maurice was born 23rd December 1886 in Tambourine and Died 8th March 1957 in Warwick Queensland.
He married Mary Esther nee Davies.
He is listed along with other members of the family as they are pioneers of the Tambourine area.
Submitted 28 February 2018 by Coralyn Cowin
Logan Village Museum
Maurice is remembered with the Logan Village ANZACS as his family were Pioneers of the Tambourine area. His parents were Joseph Henry and Ada Stewart nee Haggard.
Submitted 3 January 2017 by Coralyn Cowin
Biography contributed by John Edwards
"Maurice George Delpratt was born at Tambourine, Queensland, on 23 December 1886. He was one of the first pupils to attend The Southport School and was later employed as a housemaster there. He resigned from the school in 1910 and took up pastoral interests in western Queensland. At the outbreak of war in 1914 he volunteered for the 5th Light Horse Regiment. His unit embarked from Sydney on board the Transport A34 Persic on 21 December 1914, and was sent to Egypt for training. His mother, Ada, died while he was on his way to Egypt. Delpratt fought at Gallipoli and was taken prisoner by the Turks on 28 June 1915. He was officially listed as missing in action and his family was informed of this status in July that year. He remained a prisoner of war for the duration of hostilities, being imprisoned mainly at Hadji-Kiri, near Belemedik, in the Taurus Mountains where he worked on the Baghdad railway construction. He was released after the armistice of November 1918 and after a brief stay in England was repatriated to Australia on the 3rd July 1919. Delpratt spent six years at Tambourine and later became involved in fruit growing in Palmwoods. In 1928 he married Mary Esther Davies of Toowoomba. They had three daughters. He later worked at the Warwick Post Office and died in Warwick on the 8th March 1957." - SOURCE (hdl.handle.net)
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