Joseph Maxwell BAUMAN

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BAUMAN, Joseph Maxwell

Service Number:	468
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born:	Queensland, Australia, 17 October 1881
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Gunsmith, Locksmith
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 25 July 1965, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 8 Section 35
Memorials:

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 468, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
6 Mar 1901:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 468, 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, 468, 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.

Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

Joseph Maxwell Bauman (recorded as Max Joseph Bauman on Qld BDM records) was born on 17 Oct 1881 in Brisbane, a son to Max Joseph Bauman and Pauline Auguste Caroline Bauman (nee Richter). He married Olive Beatrice Elliot on 15 Dec 1925 in Brisbane.

He served in both the South African (Boer) War and WW1. First service was as a Private S.N. 468 in the 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Second service was as a Amourer Sergeant S.N. 84 in the 31st Infantry Battalion AIF WW1. He was awarded a MBE (civil list) in 1937.

(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 503; National Archives Australia WW1 service records).

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