MOELLER, Egbert Wilfred
| Service Number: | 4825 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kapunda, South Australia, 12 November 1897 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Presser |
| Died: | Keswick, South Australia, 27 September 1937, aged 39 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: LO, Road: 1AS, Site No: 11 |
| Memorials: | Norwood Primary School Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4825, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4825, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide |
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"MOELLER.- On the 27th of September, at the Repatriation Hospital, Keswick, Egbert Wilfred (Bert), beloved husband of Sarah Moeller, and loving father of Pamela, of No. 1 Clifton street, Maylands. Aged 39 years. Ever remembered" - from the Adelaide Chronicle 30 Sep 1937 (nla.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
On November 12, 1897, Egbert Wilfred Moeller was born in Kapunda, South Australia. Moeller was a father to Pamela and husband to Sarah Moeller. His profession was a presser. He was 5 feet 9 and a half and weighed 132lbs. His religious denomination was the Church of Christ. He had brown hair, brown eyes, and had a medium complexion. Moeller decided to enlist on January 6, 1916, in Adelaide, South Australia, at the age of 18 years and two months.
At the age of 19, on March 9, 1916, he embarked on AIF WW1, Private, 4825, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide.
He later transferred to the 50th Battalion and and was wounded in action in April 1917. Once he recovered he returned to the 50th Battalion. After the war ended he was promoted to Lance Corporal and then Temporary Corporal. He returned to Australia in July 1919 and was discharged 15/8/1919.
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