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VAN REETH, Lewis
Personal Details
Service Number: | 22323 |
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Enlisted: | 10 November 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | 14th Field Company Engineers |
Born: | Antwerp, Belgium, 22 September 1896 |
Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Rigger |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
10 Nov 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 22323, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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30 Apr 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 22323, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Darwin embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
30 Apr 1918: | Embarked Sapper, 22323, Field Company Engineers, SS Port Darwin, Sydney | |
5 Feb 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 14th Field Company Engineers, In the field | |
4 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 22323, 14th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Nicholson Street, Balmain, NSW.
Son of Bernard Van Reeth of Napolean-Skui, Antwerp, Belgium.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 11 September 1919
Medal: British War Medal