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VIAL, Vernon Randall
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 26783 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 March 1916, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Windsor, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 15 December 1968, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Banksia area. Cremation service held on 17 December 1968 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 26783, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 26783, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 26783, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 15 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , From 1st Divisional Ammunition Column. | |
| 12 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, From 9th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 13 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, From 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 4 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 26783, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter Vial and Mary Lillian of Malvern Road, Malvern, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 10 January 1918 aboard HT Corinthic disembarking on 3 March 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal