Sidney VAN GELDER

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Service Number:	3961
Enlisted:	7 April 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	London, England, 1889
Home Town:	Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Agent
Memorials:

7 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3961, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
30 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3961, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
30 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3961, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Sydney
14 Jun 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3961, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District due to synovitis in the right knee

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Address at the time of enlistment was Prince Albert Street, Mosman, NSW.

Son of Joel Louis Van Gelder of Finchley Road, Golders Green, London, England

Commenced return to Australia on 17 Febraury 1917 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on 15 May 1917

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal