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VERSWYVELT, Joseph William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 141 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1914, Enlisted in Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Antwerp, Belgium, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Chelsea, Kingston, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 21 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 43 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 141, Enlisted in Melbourne | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 141, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 141, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
19 December 1920 - The Belgian Consul-General informed Base Records that 'before leaving Australia, [the soldier] handed over to that official all he possessed which included an important sum of money for the Belgian Relief Fund, stating that he had no more relatives in Belgium'.
30 May 1915 - Wounded in action, gunshot wound to the back
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Meda
Joseph's brother, Jean Jacques Verswyvelt was serving in the Holland Navy and survived the war. In the 1920's Jean was still trying to locatge his brother's estate