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VESPERMAN, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2161 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 April 1916, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales Australia , 1893 |
| Home Town: | Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 22 April 1979, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Anglican, Lawn 2, Grave 590 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2161, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2161, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2161, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 19 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2161, 35th Infantry Battalion, Multiple shell wounds. Invalided to England on 5 February 1917 | |
| 17 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2161, 35th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Joshua Street, Goulburn, NSW
Son of John Vesperman and Mary Jane Vesperman of Coolamon, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 11 January 1918 aboard HT Port Dawin disembarking on 4 March 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Margaret Louise Vesperman of England.