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VANDERFEEN, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7581 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 May 1917, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Sea Lake, Buloke, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 8 October 1981, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Altona Memorial Park, Victoria Blackwood Lawn-DX, Row FF, Grave 16. |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Marist Brothers College Great War Honour Roll, Nandaly & District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7581, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 7581, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 7581, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 28 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7581, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7581, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Norman Vanderfeen and Rose Honora Vanderfeen nee O'Neill of Horace Street, Sea Lake, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 19 February 1919 aboard HT Orca disembarking on 7 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1922c William married Winifred Mabel Nelson in Victoria.