Jack Vandyke, recorded as J. Vandyk on the Punchbowl Cenotaph, migrated to Australia from the Netherlands in 1913. His birth name was Johannes Maria Cornelis van Dijk, but in Australia he adopted the name Jack Vandyke. He served in the Australian Army in both the First and Second World Wars.
In the First World War, his unit upon enlistment was 17th AIB. He served on the Western Front in France and was wounded. He achieved the rank of Lance-Corporal. Between the wars, in 1921, he served in the Australian Instructional Corps (AIC) with the rank of Sergeant.
From November 1939 to October 1941, he served in the 2nd AIF, 2/3 AIB, with the rank of Warrant Officer Class One. During this period, he served in North Africa, before being discharged in 1941 as medically unfit. From 1942-1944 he served in the Volunteer Defence Corps, with the rank of Lieutenant, and was Adjutant at Newcastle.
His occupations after service included bookseller, publican, hotel-broker, builder, and newsagent. He passed away on 11 August 1955, and was cremated at Rookwood, where his name is recorded as a veteran.
Note: Most of the information displayed in the table above relates to Jack's First World War service.