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VAN DYK, Burger Wynshand
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 149 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Capetown, South Africa, 24 July 1893 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Kewdale, Western Australia, 3 August 1967, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic, Section OC, Grave 0576C |
| Memorials: | Bruce Rock District WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 149, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 149, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 149, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 3rd Division Cyclist Company | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 149, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Wound to the shoulder. Embarked HS Brighton for England | |
| 27 Oct 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, On operations near Broodseinde on 12 October 1917 this NCO was in charge of his company signallers and did exceptionally good work in maintaining communications with his company and Battalion Headquarters, repeatedly at great personal risk and heavy under shell fire he repaired the telephone lines. His unfailing courage and devotion to duty set a splendid example to others. London Gazette on 4 February 1918, page 1620, position 18 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 June 1918, page 1394, position 76 | |
| 26 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 149, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Commenced return to Australia on 28 Febraury 1919 aboard HT Anchises disembarking on 7 April 1919
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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