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VON SIERAKOWSKI, Horace
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1671 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wine & Spirit Merchant |
| Died: | Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 4 March 1957, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Presbyterian, Compartment O, Section 12, Grave 24. Interred on 6 March 1957 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1671, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1671, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 6 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1671, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
| 12 Jan 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1671, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Occasionally shortened his surname as Sierak.
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Ventnor, Cromwell Street, Caulfield, Victoria.
Son of Oscar Von Sierakowski and Susan Von Sierakowski nee Cresdee of Whittlesea, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 10 June 1916 aboard HT Kyara disembarking on 17 July 1916
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal