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VANDERFIELD, Sidney William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 12080 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1915, Enlisted at Hoslworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | St Peters, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Hurlstone Park, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telephone mechanic |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 1975, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 12080, 9th Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Hoslworthy, NSW | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 12080, 9th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 12080, 9th Field Ambulance, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 30 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, from 9th Field Ambulance | |
| 14 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 12080, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard William Vanderfield and Eliza Vanderfield of 'Carinya', New Canterbury Road, Hurlstone Park, NSW.
Between 14 March 1919 and 14 May 1919 he was employed with J.W. Turner engineer of London, England. He was granted an extension between 15 to 25 May 1919 as supervising engineer with the Automatic Telephone Exchange, Leeds.
Commenced return to Australia on 4 July 1919 aboard HT Wiltshire diembarking at Melbourne on 19 August 1919 for onward travel to Sydney.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Sidney married Elizabeth Connell at Canterbury, NSW