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VANDENBERGH, Reginald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 236 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 January 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Second Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Coy |
| Born: | Robertson, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Menangle, Wollondilly, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 10 November 1967, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Picton and District Roll of Honor, Robertson Honour Roll & Memorial Stone |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 236, Railway Unit (AIF), Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement 236, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked 236, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 18 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 236, 6th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Coy, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to chornic nephritis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Vandenbergh and Mary Louisa Vandenbergh of Robertson, NSW. Brother of Charles William Vandenbergh who returned to Australia on 1 June 1918 having served with the 5th Divisional Ammunition Column and and Alfred Vandenbergh who returned to Australia on 23 August 1919 having served with the 14 Field Artillery Brigade
Husband of Elsie Florence Vandenbergh, Menangle Street, Picton, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1918 aboard HT Gaika disembarking on 5 July 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal