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DE RAADT, Joan Maric Cornelius
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1241 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 February 1915, Enlisted at St George, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Batavia, Java, 27 December 1892 |
| Home Town: | St George, Balonne Shire, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Heliopolis Hospital, Egypt, 17 October 1915, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave 139 Chaplain E. McCormick officiated |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1241, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at St George, QLD | |
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| 1 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 1241, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 1241, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 17 Oct 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 1241, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1241 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-10-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of P.J. and Elizabeth Wilhelmina Geertruda De Raadt of Sourabaya, Java
Medals: 114-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
1 February 1912 - arrived on board Van Waarwyck, disembarking at Brisbane
His places of residence after arrving were Chinchilla, Gayndah, Goondawindi and St George
5 January 1914 - in reference to his application to be naturalizes a St George Court document described him a splendind type of manhood and was a sharpshooter. Certificate of Natrualization was number 21639. Christian name on Certificate was incorrect stating Joan instead of John