George Thomas VIDLER

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Service Number:	6394
Enlisted:	16 October 1916, Townsville, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 24 May 1890
Home Town:	Oonoonba, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling:	West End State School
Occupation:	Dairy farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 29 August 1918, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	Assevillers New British Cemetery Plot V11, Row B, Grave 8. Headstone inscription reads: Father in they gracious keeping leave we now thy servant sleeping
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Townsville Cenotaph, Townsville West State School Memorial Gate

16 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6394, Townsville, Queensland
23 Dec 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6394, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
23 Dec 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6394, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
29 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6394, 26th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days"

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Son of John Vidler and Ann Vidler nee Morris of Oonoonba, QLD formerly of Townsville, QLD.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal