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VASSEL, Herbert Richard Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4534 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 November 1915, Enlisted at Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Millers Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Waterloo, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 30 June 1966, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Zone C, Section 10, Grave 3365 |
| Memorials: | Municipality Of Waterloo Roll of Service No. 1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4534, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Casula, NSW | |
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| 9 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4534, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4534, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney | |
| 26 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4534, 20th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the leg. Embarked for England on 14 March 1917 | |
| 1 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4534, 20th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Vassel and Thirza Vassel on Wellington Street, Waterloo, NSW. Brother of Frederick Charles Vassel who was killed in action on 14 July 1918 and was buried in the Villers-Bretonneux Cememtery Plot XX, Row A, Grave 10.
Commenced return to Australia on 12 July 1919 aboard HT Indarra disembarking on 9 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal