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VANDERSTOCK, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7652 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Lancashire, England, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Trafalgar, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 7652, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Mar 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 7652, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Mar 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 7652, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Divisional Signal Company | |
| 1 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 7652, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Wounds to the back and buttock. Transferred to England on 6 October 1917 aboard HS St. Andrew | |
| 13 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 7652, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment he was residing in Trafalgar, Victoria.
Son of Charles Vanderstock, Bobton, Lancashire, England
Husband of Florence Vanderstock nee Rawlings of Lyons Street, Sheffield, England. Arthur and Dlorence married on 28 Septeber 1916 in Sheffield, England. Registrat James Lightfoot officiated.
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1918 aboard HT Gaika disembarking on 5 July 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal