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ABFALTER, Joseph Wenceslaus
| Service Numbers: | 37658, S212355 |
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| 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 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 37658, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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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Add my storyBiography 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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