Frank VAN HEMELRYCK

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Service Number:	6638
Enlisted:	5 April 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Australian Employment Company
Born:	Antwerp, Belgium, 20 August 1875
Home Town:	Haberfield, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Weighman
Died:	Gosford, New South Wales, Australia, 17 June 1942, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Point Clare General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia PNB, Row 5, Grave 4.
Memorials:

5 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6638, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
7 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 6638, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
7 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 6638, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney
12 Mar 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Employment Company, From 17th Battalion
23 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6638, Australian Employment Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to rheumatism

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Christian name is Francis but served as Frank. Son of Peter Van Hemelryck and Louisa Matilda Van Hemelryck

Husband of Katherine Van Hemelryck nee Hopkins Dalhousie Street, Haberfield, NSW. Frank and Katherine married during 1902c in Ashfield, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 10 December 1918 aboard HT Somali disembarking on 14 February 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal