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VANDENBERG, Joseph William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2500 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 March 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Granya, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Newtown (NSW), Inner West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 19 February 1954, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Salvation Army area N, Zone F, Grave 32. Interred on 22 February 1954 |
| Memorials: | Singleton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2500, 56th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2500, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2500, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 26 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2500, 56th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the shoulder and transferred to England on 29 May 1917 | |
| 17 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2500, 56th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joachim Vandenberg and Melenea Amelia Vandenberg of George Street, Singleton, NSW and Granya, Victoria. Joachim served in the 4hTH Battalion enlisting on 21 January 1916 and returned on 27 October 1917.
Brother of Alfred Ernest Vandenberg who returned to Australia on 20 May 1919 having served with the 1st Field Artillery Brigade and Goulburn Henry Vandenberg who was discharged at Rabaul on 21 October 1919.
Commenced return to Australia on 5 September 1919 aboard HT Plassy disembarking on 20 October 1919.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal