VESPER, Ralfred Stanley
| Service Number: | 1528 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1915, 3 years Cadets and 2 year citizen forces |
| Last Rank: | Farrier Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 23 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Tenterfield, Tenterfield Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Groom |
| Died: | Mayfield East, New South Wales, Australia, 10 January 1951, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW PRESBYTERIAN-A14. 14. |
| Memorials: | Tenterfield Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1528, 6th Light Horse Regiment, 3 years Cadets and 2 year citizen forces | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1528, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1528, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 6th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 25 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Farrier Sergeant, 1528, 6th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd MD |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served during The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
72 years ago today, on the Thursday afternoon of the 11th January 1951, Farrier Sergeant Ralfred Stanley Vesper, referred to as Stan, 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment (Reg No-1528), groom and loco driver from Logan Street, Tenterfield, New South Wales and Henry Street, Werris Creek, N.S.W. and Mossman Street, Armidale, N.S.W. and 6 Holt Street, Mayfield East, N.S.W., father of 3 sons and 4 daughters, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 55. PRESBYTERIAN-A14. 14.
Name misspelt as Alfred on Sandgate Cemetery database.
Born at Grafton, New South Wales on the 23rd October 1895 to John Louis and Isabella Vesper nee Battersby; husband of Ivy Kathleen Vesper nee Dell (married 3.1.1923, Armidale, N.S.W., died 1972, sleeping at CATHOLIC 2-32. 29.), Stan enlisted September 1915 at Armidale, N.S.W.
Admitted to hospital 2.11.1915 (mumps), 25.11.1916 (influenza and pyrexia - increased body temperature above normal body temperature), 30.11.1915 (pneumonia).
Stan returned home on the 3rd August 1919, being discharged on the 25th September 1919.
Mr. Vesper’s name has been inscribed on the East Tenterfield Progress Association First World War Roll of Honour. Member of Court Hunter No-4583 Ancient Order Of Foresters'. Not known if name has been inscribed on its Roll of Honour.
I have placed poppies and a 1914-1918 WAR label at Stan’s gravesite in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for God, King & Country.
Stan also served with the 32nd (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC, Service No-N470173, enlisted 17.2.1944, Newcastle, N.S.W., discharged 30.9.1945).
Older brother Robert James (Bob, 54th Battalion & 5th Australian Machine Gun Battalion, Reg No-3255, enlisted 9.10.1916, born 3.3.1894, Grafton, New South Wales, died 7.4.1967, St Leonards, N.S.W.) also served 1st A.I.F.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered “
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Lest We Forget.
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