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VERNON, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 178 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Johannesburg, South Africa, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Interpreter |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 178, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 178, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 178, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 178, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Wound to the arm. | |
| 29 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 178, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to hernia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as J.J. Vermenlen of 166 Egelantiers Tract, Amsterdam, Holland
Commenced return to Australia on 17 July 1916 aboard HT Seang Choon disembarking on 18 August 1916
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Address in August 1917 was Station Road, Addlestone, Surrey, England.