Johan VAN-DYK

VAN-DYK, Johan

Service Number: 763
Enlisted: 28 August 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 18th Infantry Battalion
Born: Zeist, Holland, 1887
Home Town: Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Sailor
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World War 1 Service

28 Aug 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 763, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
9 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 763, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 763, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney
2 May 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion, At Etaples.
20 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 763, 17th Infantry Battalion, Remained on duty
30 Nov 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 18th Infantry Battalion, In France
28 Mar 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 763, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Address at the time of enlistment was given as  Donnelly Street, Balmain, NSW

Next of kin given as his brothe Charlie Van-Dyk of Loam-Van Beck and Rooyen, Zeist, Holland.

Commenced return to Australia on 2 January 1919 aboard  HT Berrima disembarking on 17 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal