SAFSTROM V.G.
Given Names: Valfred
Service Number: 3460
Unit: 6th Battalion, 11th reinforcements
Rank: Private
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Age: 19 Yrs 6 Mths
Occupation: Grocer
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 4 In
Weight: 134 Lbs
Chest: 32-34 In
Hair: Fair
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 7/7/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: MOTHER Mrs Sarah Safstrom
351 High Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 11/10/1915
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Nestor A71
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 12147
British War Medal: 21363
Victory Medal: 21287
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BIRTH
Date or Year: 31/1/1896
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: Carl SAFSTROM
Mother: Sarah FORSTER
MARRIAGE
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DEATH
Date or Year: 15/4/1918
Place: Hazebrouck, France
Burial: Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, France
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Whilst in a billet in a barn, was hit by several pieces of a shell which came through the roof; groin, top of legs, took fingers off. Stretcher bearers bandaged him and took him away, but he died before they reached the Dressing Station
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Kew State School
Trinity Grammar
Holy Trinity Church
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 343087
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS