WWI Soldier Settlement Records

These records detail the Victorian soldier settlement scheme created in 1917 to lease land to returned soldiers and nurses for farming after the First World War. Information about the soldier applicant, including: name, age, marital status, occupation before the war, possibly letters about applicant, correspondence about land. Details about the allotment, such as number, size, parish, district, and possibly also a map.

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Ancestry

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Public Record Office Victoria

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