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VERNON, Louis Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3557 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 May 1918, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Second Class Air Mechanic |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Grenville, Victoria, Australia, 20 November 1898 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 3 October 1987, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Buninyong Cemetery, Victoria Commemorated in the Ballarat Avenue of Honour with a plaque and a tree of the Ulmus variety and was planted by Councillor Baird |
| Memorials: | Garibaldi Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 May 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 3557, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 5 Oct 1918: | Involvement 3557, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Zealandic embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Embarked 3557, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), SS Zealandic, Melbourne | |
| 19 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 3557, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Joseph Vernon and Mary Jane Vernon nee Thomas of Beaufort House, Ballarat, Victoria. Brother of Leslie Joseph Vernon who returned to Australia on 22 May 1919 having served with the 5th Divisional Train
Commenced return to Australia on 18 December 1919 aboard Konigin Luise disembarking on 4 February 1920
Medal: British War Medal
During 1924c Louis married Jean Millicent Edmondson in Victoria