Joseph Wenceslaus ABFALTER

Badge Number: S17672, Sub Branch: Unley
S17672

ABFALTER, Joseph Wenceslaus

Service Numbers: 37658, S212355
Enlisted: 10 January 1917
Last Rank: Lance Sergeant
Last Unit: 4th Army Service Corps
Born: Clare, South Australia, 28 September 1895
Home Town: Mitcham, Mitcham, South Australia
Schooling: St Josephs School, Clare, SA
Occupation: Saddler
Died: Illness, South Australia, 28 June 1978, aged 82 years
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Grave Ref: 9751 Catholic A, Path As, Grave 2674
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World War 1 Service

10 Jan 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 37658, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
9 Nov 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 37658, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne
9 Nov 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 37658, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
11 Nov 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 37658

World War 2 Service

2 Oct 1939: Involvement Lance Sergeant, S212355
2 Oct 1939: Enlisted Adelaide, SA
2 Oct 1939: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, S212355
19 May 1944: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, S212355, 4th Army Service Corps, AST Company Staff

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Joseph Wenceslaus ABFALTER was born in Clare, South Australia on 28th September, 1895

His parents were John Francis ABFALTER & Ellen MILLIGAN (formerly SMITH)

He married Katie Lucy LEE in St Ignatius Church in Norwood, South Australia on 24th September, 1921

He enlisted for WW1 on 10th January 1917 and embarked with the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade from Melbourne on the HMAT Port Sydney with the 30th reinforcements on 9th November, 1917 - he returned to Australia on 9th July, 1919

He enlisted for WW2 on 2nd October, 1939 in Adelaide with the Garrison Battalion and was discharged on 19th May, 1944 as Lance Sergeant with the 4 AST Coy Staff

Joseph died in South Australia on 28th June 1978 and is buried in Centennial Park Cemetery

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His brother Arthur Francis ABFALTER (SN 66409) also served with the NSW reinforcements 20 during WW1 - his ship was recalled owing to cessation of hostilities

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