John Alexander VERLANDER

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VERLANDER, John Alexander

Service Numbers:	1808, 1855, 1894
Enlisted:	1 October 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Born:	Colchester England, 8 April 1879
Home Town:	Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sailor
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

1 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 1808, 301st Company Mechancial Transport
1 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 1808, 301st Company Mechancial Transport
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Gunner, 1808, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Gunner, 1808, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
16 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , In France
5 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1808, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 2nd Military District
17 Mar 1919:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1855, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
5 Apr 1919:	Involvement Private, 1855, 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, 1855, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, SS Melusia, Sydney
14 May 1919:	Involvement Private, 1894, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Melusia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
14 May 1919:	Embarked Private, 1894, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, SS Melusia, Sydney
22 Jan 1922:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1894, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Next of kin given as his uncle Alfred Blackshaw of St Alfred Avenue, East Ham, London, England.

Commenced return to Australia from Italy on 18 October 1918 aboard HT Port Darwin disembarking on 26 December 1918

Commenced return to Australia from Rabaul on 10 January 1922 aboard SS Mataram

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

In 1935 John was residing in Bedford Square, London, England

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