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HAAS, Christian James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6280 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 May 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF) |
| Born: | Ringarooma, Tasmania, Australia, 9 October 1884 |
| Home Town: | Ringarooma, Dorset, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Scottsdale, Victoria, Australia, 7 October 1957, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Queenstown Old Cemetery, Tasmania, Australia Row Q3, Grave 18 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6280, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6280, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Botanist embarkation_ship_number: A59 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6280, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Botanist, Melbourne | |
| 5 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6280, 12th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right arm | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6280, 12th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Shrapnel wound to the buttock, Invalided to England on 24 August 1918 |
Vietnam War Service
| 2 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), From 12th Battalion ex-wounded |
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World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6280, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Discharged at the 6th Military District |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Richard Haas and Mary Ann Haas nee Tritton of Ringarooma, Tasmania
Husband of Edith Lillian Haas nee Canning of Ringarooma, Tasmania
Commenced return to Australia on 6 July 1919 aboard HT Boorara disembarking on 26 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Tasmania
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal