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William DIRKSEN

Regimental number59728
Place of birthAmsterdam Holland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationShore fireman
AddressNorth Ryde, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinWife, Mrs J Dirksen, Coomassie Road, North Ryde, New South Wales
Enlistment date4 June 1918
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th (NSW) Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Gaika on 30 July 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateDied of disease 12 February 1919
Place of burialSte. Marie Cemetery (Div. 64, Plot VIII, (Row M, Graveno. 2), Le Havre, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
160
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Town. North Ryde, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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