VERDON, Stephen
| Service Number: | 34067 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 November 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Coburg, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Richmond Plains, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hairdresser |
| Died: | East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 April 1927, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic, Compartment 1, Grave 1485 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 34067, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Driver, 34067, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Driver, 34067, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 10 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, From Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 28 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 34067, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
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Son of Stephen Verdon and Bridget Verdon nee Gaffney of Hoddle Street, Richmond, Victoria.
Brother of James Verdon who returned to Australia on 17 August 1919 having served with the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade; Harold Paul Verdon who died of wounds received while serving with the 21st Battalion on 4 September 1915 and was buried in the Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Plot 11, Row K, Grave 12; William Ernest Verdon who was killed in action on 22 December 1916 while serving with the 21st Battalion and was buried in the Bancourt British Cemetery, Plot 111, Row C, Grave 3
Commenced return to Australia on 19 April 1919 aboard HT Sardinia disembarking on 8 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal