VAN HEMELRYCK, Frank
Service Number: | 6638 |
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Enlisted: | 5 April 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | Australian Employment Company |
Born: | Antwerp, Belgium, 20 August 1875 |
Home Town: | Haberfield, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Weighman |
Died: | Gosford, New South Wales, Australia, 17 June 1942, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Point Clare General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia PNB, Row 5, Grave 4. |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
5 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6638, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 6638, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 6638, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
12 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Employment Company, From 17th Battalion | |
23 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6638, Australian Employment Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to rheumatism |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Christian name is Francis but served as Frank. Son of Peter Van Hemelryck and Louisa Matilda Van Hemelryck
Husband of Katherine Van Hemelryck nee Hopkins Dalhousie Street, Haberfield, NSW. Frank and Katherine married during 1902c in Ashfield, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 10 December 1918 aboard HT Somali disembarking on 14 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal