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ZERK, Caspar Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 7168, Q90971 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1917, Roma, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Education Service |
| Born: | Surat, Queensland, Australia, 7 November 1898 |
| Home Town: | Roma, Maranoa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station hand |
| Died: | Natural causes, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 15 September 1968, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: |
Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland PLAW1-004-0021 |
| Memorials: | Muckadilla Harry Murray VC Remembrance Wall, Muckadilla Harry Murray VC Remembrance Wall, Town of Roma and Shire of Bungil WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7168, Roma, Queensland | |
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| 16 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 7168, 25th Infantry Battalion, SS Canberra, Sydney | |
| 16 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 7168, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Canberra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
| 18 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Private, Q90971, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
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| 18 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, Q90971 | |
| 19 Jun 1941: | Involvement Private, Q90971 | |
| 30 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, Q90971 | |
| 30 Oct 1945: | Discharged Sergeant, Q90971, Australian Army Education Service |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Son of Ernst August Henrich and Johanna Martha Beinke
IDENTICAL TWIN brother of 7167 Pte. Felix Clarence ZERK (/explore/people/185488)
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