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VILLIS, Edward Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5131 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 April 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Spaxton, Bridgewater, Somerset, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Cinnabar, Gympie Regional Council, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 13 March 1966, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane Plot 1E, 5, Grave 339. Interred on 19 March 1966 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 5131, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 9 Sep 1915: | Involvement Driver, 5131, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Sep 1915: | Embarked Driver, 5131, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , From 3rd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 28 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 5131, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to chronic gastritis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Henry Villis and Kathleen Villis nee Chillcott of Bridgewater, Somerset, England.
Prior to coming to Australia from England Edward had been a member of the Bridgewater Rifle Club for three years. Brother of T. Villis who served with the British Imperil Army with the rank of Private.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 April 1918 aboard HT Port Darwin
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 3 June 1919 Edward married Lizzie Reid Villis nee Carruthers in QLD