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VAN BRUMMELEN, Peter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3326 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1916, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Klerksdorp, South Africa, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Cranbourne, Casey, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Gored by a bull, Lysterfield, Victoria, Australia, March 1929 |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Church of England, Compartment N, Section 3, Grave 11. Interred on 5 March 1929 |
| Memorials: | Lysterfield Avenue of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3326, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria | |
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| 4 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 3326, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 3326, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 3 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3326, 29th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to bilhazia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Peter Van Brummelen and Susannah Marie Johanna Van Brummelen nee Licas of Dandenong, Victoria. Brother of Hein de Groot Van Brummelen who returned to Australia on disembarking on 13 Februry 1918 having served with the 3rd Supply Column.
Commenced return to Australia on 21 July 1917 aboard HT Euripides
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal