Goulburn Henry VANDENBERG

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VANDENBERG, Goulburn Henry

Service Numbers:	2433, 66824, 1826
Enlisted:	29 August 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Born:	Goulburn Valley, New South Wales, Australia, 29 April 1896
Home Town:	Newtown (NSW), Inner West, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 3 November 1977, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Singleton War Memorial

World War 1 Service

29 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2433, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
14 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 2433, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
14 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 2433, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne
21 May 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2433, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to otitis media
20 Aug 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 66824, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
14 Oct 1918:	Involvement Private, 66824, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Wyreema embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
14 Oct 1918:	Embarked Private, 66824, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), SS Wyreema, Sydney
5 Jan 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 66824, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), Discharged at the 2nd Military District after troopship had been recalled
13 Mar 1919:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1826, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
5 Apr 1919:	Involvement Private, 1826, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Melusia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
5 Apr 1919:	Embarked Private, 1826, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, SS Melusia, Sydney
21 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1826, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Discharged at Rabaul, New Guinea

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Joachim Vandenberg and Melenea Amelia Vandenberg of George Street, Singleton, NSW and of Granya, Victoria. Joachim served in the 4th Battalion enlisting on 21 January 1916 and returned on 27 October 1917.

Brother of Joseph William Vandenberg who returned to Australia on 20 October 1919 having served with the 56th Battalion and Alfred Ernest Vandenberg who returned to Australia on 20 May 1919 having served with the 1st Field Artillery Brigade

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Husband of Florence Eva Vandenberg nee Boxall of Priory Road, Dartford, Kent, England

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