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VANDERWOLF, Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2807 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 17 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Miriam Vale, Gladstone, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 12 January 1985, aged 90 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Beaudesert Cemetery, Qld Lawn Portion, Grave 715 |
| Memorials: | Colosseum Pomaily State School War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2807, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 1 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2807, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2807, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion, From 15th Battalion | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2807, 47th Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the right foot. Transferred to England on 17 October 1917 aboard HS St. Andrew | |
| 10 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2807, 47th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Rowe Vanderwolf and Ellen Julia Vanderwolf nee Jakeman of Miriam Vale,QLD. Brother of Charles Jakeman who died of Pneumonia in Sutton, England on 12 January 1918 while serving with the 1st Divisional Ammunition Column. Charles is buried in the St. John Churchyard, Sutton Veny, England. Plot 24, Row I, Grave 3.
Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1918 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 1 June 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 22 April 1919 Harry married Agnes Philips in Qld.
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