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VAN DER VELDE, Benjamin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3244 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 September 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clapham Common, London, England, 1896 |
| Home Town: | East Perth, Perth Water, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Traveller |
| Died: | Due to war service, North Perth, Western Australia, 23 March 1953 |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Jewish Orthodox area, Section CA, Grave 0286 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3244, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3244, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3244, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 30 May 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3244, 11th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the stomach and legs. Invalided to England aboard HS Newhaven | |
| 1 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3244, 11th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Lord Street, East Perth, WA.
Son of Isidore Van Der Velde of Smithwold, Upper Clapton, London, England.
Commenced return to Australia on 15 February 1918 aboard HT Llanstephen Castle disembarking on 8 April 1918
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Benjamin married Dora Shimenson in Perth, WA.