Frederick John BAARTZ

BAARTZ, Frederick John

    Service Number: 116
    Enlisted: Not yet discovered
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
    Born: Queensland, Australia, 5 June 1878
    Home Town: Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Not yet discovered
    Died: New South Wales, Australia, 8 January 1948, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Murwillumbah General Cemetery
    Presbyterian Section
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    Boer War Service

    1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 116, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
    6 Mar 1901: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 116, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901.
    5 May 1902: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 116, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 491 notes 5th QIB embarked at Cape Town 27 Mar 1902 aboard St Andrew returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 30 Apr 1902, disbanded 5 May 1902.

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    Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

    Frederick John Baartz was born on 5 Jun 1878 in Queensland, a son to Wilhelm Johan Friedrich Baartz and Maria Baartz (nee Garthe). At the time of his enlsitment in 1901 in the 5th QIB he noted his father as N.O.K. living at Meringandan (via Toowoomba).

    He married Lilian Catherine Kearnan on 4 Jan 1905 in Queensland and they had 1 child..

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