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VIRIEUX, Allan Eugene
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6359 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 June 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Flinders Island, Tasmania, 20 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Flinders Island, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Gravel pit accident, Blue Rocks, Flinders Island, Tasmania, 19 August 1931, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Whitemark Public Cemetery, Flinders Island, Tasmania |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6359, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6359, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Botanist, Melbourne | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6359, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Botanist embarkation_ship_number: A59 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6359, 12th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wound to the right elbow. Embarked for England aboard HS Princess Elizabeth on 23 September 1917 | |
| 23 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6359, 12th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. wound to the chest | |
| 3 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6359, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Wound to the neck. | |
| 25 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6359, 12th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur Leon Virieux and Lydia Virieux nee Allen of Flinders Island, Tasmania.
Commenced return to Australia on 18 July 1919 aboard HT Takada disembarking on 10 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 25 August 1926 Allan married Annie Maria O'Brien in Whitemark, Flinders Island, Tasmania.
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