David Victor DE VRIES

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DE VRIES, David Victor

Service Number:	6988
Enlisted:	19 September 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	37th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Fish Creek, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Dandenong, Greater Dandenong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Employee
Died:	Killed In Action, Belgium, 29 January 1918
Cemetery:	Berks Cemetery Extension Plot 11, Row B, Grave 62. Headstone inscription reads: Could mortal man do more than he God rest his soul
Memorials:	Dandenong Shire Roll of Honour, Dandenong St James' Anglican Church Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

19 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6988, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne Victoria
23 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 6988, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 6988, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
1 Jul 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 37th Infantry Battalion, From 6th Battalion
29 Jan 1918:	Involvement Private, 6988, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6988 awm_unit: 37th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-01-29

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John De Vries and Mary De Vries nee Allridge of Clow Street, Dandenong, Victoria.

Husband of Henrietta Margaret De Vries nee Finney of 'Kia Ora', Melbourne Road, Sorrento, Victoria later of Diamond Creek, Victoria. David and Henrietta married during 1910 in Victoria. Father of Victor Richard De Vries who was born in 1912c.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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