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VESTERGAARD, Sigvaid Asinus
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5680 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 May 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Second Class Air Mechanic |
| Last Unit: | No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 19 January 1888 |
| Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanical Engineer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 2 December 1969, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5680, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5680, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5680, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 7 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, From 25th Battalion | |
| 24 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 5680, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Anders Vestergaard and Juliane Wilhelmine Vestergaard nee Rasmussen of 'Marrubium', Victor Street, Mackay, QLD
Brother of Anton Edward Vestergaard who returned to Australia on 4 March 1919 having served with the 25th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 18 July 1919 aboard HT Takada disembarking on 7 September 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 21 June 1921 Sigvaid married Jane Grant in QLD