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VOCKLER, William Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2014 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1916, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Abbotsford, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Packer |
| Died: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2014, 45th Infantry Battalion , Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW | |
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| 22 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2014, 45th Infantry Battalion , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2014, 45th Infantry Battalion , HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 30 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2014, 45th Infantry Battalion , Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Vockler and Henretta Janet Vockler nee Campbell of Yarra Street, Abbotsford, Victoria.
Brother of John Thomas Vockler who returned to Australia on 1 February 1919 having served with the 18th Battalion.
On 7 April 1919 William married Gladys Gwendoline Davies in St. James Parich Church, Bath, Somerset, England.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Canberra disembarking on 14 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal