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VONTHETHOFF, Harold William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 16393 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 June 1916, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Glanville, South Australia, 31 August 1896 |
| Home Town: | Glanville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Packer |
| Died: | Mellor Park, South Australia, 9 March 1949, aged 52 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Grave has been reclaimed. |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 16393, 5th Divisional Signal Company, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 16393, 5th Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 16393, 5th Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide | |
| 15 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, From 5th Divisional Signal Company | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 16393 | |
| 25 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 16393, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John William Vonthethoff and Emily Florence Vonthethoff nee Shaw of Glanville Street, Glanville, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 4 June 1919 aboard HT Mahia disembarking on 17 July 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 11 September 1920 Harold married Lilian May Stanford in the Methodist Church, Glanville, SA