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Sydney Charles WAHLSTEDT

Regimental number3248
Place of birthBroken Hill, New South Wales
Other NamesWAHLSTED
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressRailway Town, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 7"
Weight134 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Florence Lawrence, Railway Town, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 October 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name50th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 16 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 January 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*spelt Sidney Charles Wahlstedt on NR
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Mary Theresa WAHLSTED
Discharge date28 June 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board hT 'Ulysses', 18 January 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 1 March 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 28 June 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1 December 1927
Age at death35
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, WAHLSTEDT Sydney Charles

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