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VAN GELDER, William Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 18032 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 February 1917, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Squadron Engineers AIF |
| Born: | Sowerby Bridge, England, 6 January 1884 |
| Home Town: | Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Helensburgh, New South Wales, Australia, 1965, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Burrawang War Memorial, Moss Vale Great War Honour Boards |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 18032, 1st and 2nd Field Troops, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW | |
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| 9 May 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 18032, 1st and 2nd Field Troops, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 9 May 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 18032, 1st and 2nd Field Troops, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney | |
| 17 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Field Squadron Engineers AIF | |
| 21 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 18032, 1st Field Squadron Engineers AIF, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Margaret Van Gelder of 'Eureka Park', Avoca, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 5 March 1919 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 21 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal