Anton Edward VESTERGAARD

VESTERGAARD, Anton Edward

Service Numbers: 537, R537
Enlisted: 7 January 1915, Enlisted at Mackay, QLD
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 25th Infantry Battalion
Born: Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 11 August 1889
Home Town: Mackay, Mackay, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Queensland, Australia, 1 December 1962, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

7 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 537, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Mackay, QLD
29 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 537, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 537, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane
7 Sep 1916: Embarked Private, R537, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane
7 Sep 1916: Involvement Private, R537, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
4 Jul 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, R537, 25th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wounds to the left arm and ankle. Invalided to England on 21 July 1918
11 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, R537, 25th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as wounded

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Anders Vestergaard and Juliane Wilhelmine Vestergaard nee Rasmussen of 'Marrubium', Victor Street, Mackay, QLD

Brother of Sigvaid Asmus Vestergaard who 18 returned to Australia on 7 September 1919 having served with the 4 Squadron Australian Flying Corps

Anton had previously served with the Mackay Naval Brigade for three and a half years before being  discharged due to unit being disbanded.

Commenced return to Australia on 18 January 1919 aboard HT Ulysses disembarking on 4 March 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 1 August 1919 Anton married Florence May Dobson in QLD

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