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Surname VANDENBERGH
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) Charles William
Regimental Number 39
RankTrooper
Unit Name 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse (NSW)
StateNSW
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)

Murray: VANDERBERGH 'A'Sqn.(Lancers).
B5207: VANDENBERGH Charles William a farmer from Robertson NSW.
URL1: VANDENBERGH C (copy signature) a farmer aged 19 from and born in Robertson NSW, next of kin father.
URL2: ?VANDENBURG 'A'Sqn. photo #73.
URL3: Welcome Home to Robertson Soldiers. A number of relatives and friends met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J COLLINS, Camperdown, Sydney, on the 1st inst [8.1902] to welcome home the Robertson unit of the returned soldiers from South Africa. The soldiers present were Sergts. VANDENBERGH and CRISP, Troopers J CARRICK, R MISSINGHAM and CW VANDENBERGH. It was regretted that several others were unable to attend owing to ill-health. A very enjoyable evening was spent dancing, the popular ping pong and several other games were indulged in, and last but by no means least, a recharche supper passed the time all to speedily. The nights enjoyment will long remain a pleasant memory with all who were present.
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 188
B5207: National Archives of Australia series B5207
B4418: National Archives of Australia series B4418
Town&Country: Aust. Town and Country journal date(s) 24.5.1902
SMail Bowral: Southern Mail (Bowral) newspaper date(s) 12.8.1902
External Link URL1naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=687991&I=1&SE=1
External Link URL2nla.gov.au/nla.news-page6005931
External Link URL3nla.gov.au/nla.news-article112954740


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Apology: For some time now it has been difficult to keep up with the newly available sources (especially the Trove newspaper site) plus the flow of contributions and queries. So I have been forced to prioritise maintenance and data entry over replying to correspondence. Nevertheless, your contributions are being added to the database and acknowledged on the contributions page and, although my replies are many months behind, I will attempt to get to them more often.
 
Colin Roe
Canberra

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