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Australians
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Hint: This site is intended as a search aid - not a definitive source. It is essentially an index to documents that seem to relate to this person plus a very brief precis of relevant elements. Sources often conflict and I also flag things with a ? when I am unsure. So if the information below is important to you, then please check the original sources to see what else they contain (and in case I have inadvertantly introduced transcription and/or precising errors). There can be additional information that was not included in the database for both space and copyright reasons.
| Surname | | VANDENBERGH |
| Given Name(s) or Initial(s) | | William |
| Regimental Number | | 93 |
| Rank | | Sergeant |
| Unit Name | | 5th Australian Commonwealth Horse (NSW) |
| State | | NSW |
Extracts and Comments
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Murray: 'A'Sqn.(Lancers).
B5207: farmer from Robertson NSW.
URL1: farmer aged 43 from Robertson NSW, born in Sydney next of kin wife.
URL2: 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.
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Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 186
B5207: National Archives of Australia series B5207
B4418: National Archives of Australia series B4418
SMail Bowral: Southern Mail (Bowral) newspaper date(s) 12.8.1902
| | External Link URL1 | | naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.asp?B=687997&I=1&SE=1 | | External Link URL2 | | nla.gov.au/nla.news-article112954740 |
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