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MAAS, John Louis
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1540, 1540A |
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| Enlisted: | 14 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yandoit ,Carisbrook, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Carisbrook, Central Goldfields, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot I, Row A, Grave 9 INSCRIPTION GOD IS LOVE |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carisbrook War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1540, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1540A, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1540A, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 21 and the son of George and Mary (nee Spaul) Maas of Carisbrook, Victoria, Australia. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 14 April 1915 and embarked for overseas on 25 June 1915 per HMAT "Ceramic" (A40).
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