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VANDERBERG, Walter Cecil
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2828 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mercantile manager |
| Died: | St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia, 14 March 1972, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2828, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2828, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2828, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 14 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Infantry Battalion, From 18th Battalion | |
| 2 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2828, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to heart issues |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Name on nominal roll and cemetery are spelt Walter Cecil Vandenbergh.
Son of Charles Vandenbergh and (Minnie) Rebecca Vandenbergh of Arthur Street, North Sydney, NSW. Brother of Charles Stanley Vandenbergh who returned to Australia on 27 May 1919 having served with the 14th Battalion.
Commenced return to Australia on the 27 August 1917 aboard HTNZ Pakeda disembarking on 25 October 1917
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Walter married Eva D. Harvey in Drummoyne, NSW