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VAN ASTOR, Louie Vincent
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 66542, 85975 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 July 1918, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Special Services AIF |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 March 1896 |
| Home Town: | St Marys, Penrith Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jul 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 66542, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 22 Oct 1918: | Embarked Private, 66542, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), HMAT Boonah, Adelaide | |
| 22 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 66542, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 66542, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), Discharged at the 2nd Military District following ship being recalled | |
| 11 Jun 1919: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 85975, Special Services AIF, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
| 9 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 85975, Special Services AIF, Embarked HT Tras-os-Montes | |
| 27 Jul 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 85975, Special Services AIF, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his aunt Ethel May Page of 'Brockleigh', St Marys, NSW.
Troopship HT Boonah recalled. Disembarked at Adelaide on 20 December 1918.
Medal: British War Medal
Commenced return to Australia aboard Friedrichsruh on 22 Janaury 1920 disembarking on 9 March 1920 to be admitted to hospital.