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VOELKER, William George
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4904 |
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Enlisted: | 4 September 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Blackall Range, Queensland, Australia, 26 February 1894 |
Home Town: | Ormiston, Redland, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 26 February 1958, aged 64 years |
Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12 Section 5 |
Memorials: | Cleveland Shire Council Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
4 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4904, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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28 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4904, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
28 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4904, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane | |
20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4904, 9th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the buttock and both legs. | |
6 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4904, 9th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George William Voelker and Maria Voelker nee Foyne of Ormistone, Cleveland Line, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 22 August 1919 aboard HT Anchises disembarking on 13 October 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal