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LAUMAN, Waldemar Nissen

Service Number:	79a
Enlisted:	21 January 1916, Place of enlistment - Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	31st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Laidley, Queensland, 24 September 1886
Home Town:	Laidley, Lockyer Valley, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	3 May 1958, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12 - Section 8
Memorials:	Laidley Memorial Park Gates

World War 1 Service

21 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 79a, Place of enlistment - Brisbane, Queensland
26 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 79a, 31st Infantry Battalion, 11th Depot Bn from 26th Jan to 14th Mar 1916 To ‘A’ Sqn, 14th Light Horse on 15th Mar 1916 9th Bn/ 3rd Div Cav (‘A’ Squadron, 14th Australian Light Horse Regiment) Embarked on HMAT "Beltana", at Sydney, on 13th May 1916 Disembarked at Devonport on 10th Jul 1916 Transferred to 9th Bn from 14th LH, on 5th Aug 1916 Taken on strength of 9th Bn, from 14th Light Horse, on 5th Aug 1916 Proceeding overseas to France on 29th Sep 1916 Marched in to 1st ADBD, Etaples on 1st Oct 1916 Marched out to 31st Bn on 11th Oct 1916 Taken on strength of 31st Bn ex Rfts 9th Bn (orig 3rd Div Cav) from 1st DBD and remustered as Pte on 13th Oct 1916 Taken on strength of 'B' Coy, Lewis Gun Section, 31st Bn on 13th Oct 1916 Sick to hospital on 11th Nov 1916 Admitted 1st NZ Stat Hospital, Amiens, (influenza) on 14th Nov 1916 To Amb Train on 17th Nov 1916 Admitted 2nd Gen Hospital, Havre, (influenza) on 18th Nov 1916 To Conval Depot on 23rd Nov 1916 Admitted 4th Conval Depot, Havre, on 23rd Nov 1916 Transferred to I.C.S. on 4th Dec 1916 Admitted to I.C.S. Hospital, Havre, (influenza) on 5th Dec 1916 Transferred from I.C.S. to 20th Con Depot on 9th Dec 1916 Admitted 4th Conval Depot on 9th Dec 1916 Discharged to Base Depot, Havre, (class A) on 15th Dec 1916 Marched in to 5th ADBD, Etaples, from 4th Conval Camp, on 17th Dec 1916 Taken on strength 5th ADBD, Etaples, from hospital, ex sick on 17th Dec 1916 Marched out to unit on 22nd Dec 1916 Rejoined unit from hospital, ex 5th ADBD, on 23rd Dec 1916 To hospital, injured, on 17th Jan 1917 Admitted 1st Anzac MD Station (sprained R ankle) and transferred to CCS on 17th Jan 1917 Admitted 38th CCS (sprained R ankle) on 18th Jan 1917 Transferred to Amb Train on 19th Jan 1917 Admitted 6th General Hospital, Rouen, on 20th Jan 1917 Accidently injured (sprained R ankle, query fractured - severe). Certificate by CO states that this man was on duty at time of accident, on 17th Jan 1917 Embarked at Rouen on HS ‘Aberdonian’ for England (frac R ankle) on 29th Jan 1917 Admitted Bath War Hospital (Potts frac R fibula-severe) on 30th Jan 1917 Admitted 3rd Aux Hospital, Dartford from Bath War Hospital, (fractured R fibula) on 6th Mar 1917 Discharged to Depot, Weymouth, on 9th Apr 1917 Marched in to No 2 Comm Depot, Weymouth, from Dartford, on 9th Apr 1917
15 Sep 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 79a, 31st Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT Euripides A14 for return to Australia on 15th September 1917, disembarking Melbourne for Brisbane.
18 Oct 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 79a, 31st Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed

Son of Christian Nissen and Annie Kristinas Lauman. Brother of Adolph Nissen Lauman.