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VELTEN, William Alexandra
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3029 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 February 1916, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Signal Squadron |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Share Farmer |
| Died: | Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia, 8 October 1980, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Numurkah WW1 Honour Roll, Peak Hill and District Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3029, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3029, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Katuna embarkation_ship_number: A13 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3029, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Katuna, Sydney | |
| 15 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 1st Signal Squadron, From 6th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 9 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 3029, 1st Signal Squadron, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to nervous debility |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as 'Hazeldean', Tomingley, NSW
Son of Andrew Velten and Mary Eve Velten nee Mullins of Ballarat, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 15 February 1918 aboard HT Ulysses disembarking on 18 March 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c William married Mary Kate Maher in Victoria.