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My
Dearly Loved Father
William Ernest Vieritz
Born January 15, 1915 at the beginning of WWI to Ernst Hermann Vieritz & Sophie Wilhelmina Ernestine Sarow in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. After the onset of WWII, William enlisted in the AIF. becoming a member of the 2/26 Infantry Battalion, out of Queensland. He was posted to Singapore, and soon after his arrival there, he was taken prisoner by the Japanese and spent most of his internment in Changi Prison. He worked for a time on the infamous Burma-Thailand Railway. After his release he returned to Queensland and on March 18, 1946 he married my mother, Lucy Elsie Hewitt, at Kogarah, NSW, Australia. He was a baker /pastry cook and operated a cake shop at Carrs Park, NSW for a period of time before moving to Ingleburn, NSW, where he resided until his death on July 16, 1976 at the age of 61. William and Lucy had four children, three of whom are living today. Yvonne Janice Vieritz (January 7, 1947) - Brenda Gail Vieritz/Davies (March 10, 1949) - Gavin William Vieritz (October 9, 1951) - Rosalie Sharon Vieritz/Williams (June 23, 1955 to February 7, 1998). William's ashes are interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Leppington, NSW, Australia. He is lovingly remembered by his family.
My Youngest Sister
Rosalie Sharon Vieritz/Williams
Rosalie was born June 23, 1955 at Campbelltown, NSW, Australia. She attended school at Ingleburn, NSW, first the Public School, followed by Ingleburn High School. After leaving school, she was engaged in a number of occupations, including some modelling and working for the railway as a stewardess on long distance trains. She married Gary Cecil Williams on July 23, 1976 (three days before the death of our father). The marriage produced three beautiful daughters, Faith, Corinne and Serena Brooke. Rosalie died February 7, 1998 at Minto, NSW, aged 42. She is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Leppington, NSW, near to our father's resting place. Always remembered.
My
Youngest Son
Victor James Jackson
Victor, (b. May 25 1968 - d. May 25 1968), was the younger born of twin boys. He was born and died whilst his father, Victor James Henry Jackson, was on active duty in Vietnam with the Australian Armed Forces. He is buried at Liverpool General Cemetery, NSW.