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MORTENSEN, Waldemar Hendrig
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2657 |
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Enlisted: | 14 June 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Born: | Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Unknown |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 July 1916 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
14 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2657, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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26 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2657, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
26 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2657, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
13 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Waldemar Hendrig MORTENSEN was born in Marrickville, Sydney in 1888'
His parents were Peter & Olive Marie MORTENSEN
He served during WW1 under the name of John Sydney SHAW