Joseph John BALD

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Service Number:	1051
Enlisted:	19 September 1914, Pontwille. Tasmania
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia, 10 April 1896
Home Town:	Scottsdale, Dorset, Tasmania
Schooling:	Scottsdale School District No. 48, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 August 1916, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Scottsdale Municipality Pictorial HR, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

19 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1051, 12th Infantry Battalion, Pontwille. Tasmania
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 1051, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 1051, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1051, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
23 Feb 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion
26 Jul 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion
19 Aug 1916:	Involvement Corporal, 1051, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1051 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-19

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