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PRETORIUS, Baraud Johnnes

Service Number:	1857
Enlisted:	17 December 1914, Camooweal, Queensland
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cape Colony, South Africa, 9 December 1888
Home Town:	Gladstone, Gladstone, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Natural causes, New Farm, Queensland, Australia, 23 April 1965, aged 76 years
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Cremated
Memorials:	Camooweal Barclay Tablelands WW1 Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

17 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1857, Camooweal, Queensland
8 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1857, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
8 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1857, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane
26 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1857, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
1 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 49th Infantry Battalion
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1857, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
8 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1857, 49th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
15 Aug 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1857, 49th Infantry Battalion

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