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VERNON, Hugh Venables

Service Number:	659
Enlisted:	27 August 1914
Last Rank:	Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit:	1st Light Horse Regiment
Born:	St. Leonards, England, 20 February 1877
Home Town:	Warrawee, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales
Schooling:	University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Architect
Died:	Death attributed to War Service, Sacred Heart Hospital, Young, New South Wales, Australia, 3 July 1935, aged 58 years
Cemetery:	Gore Hill Cemetery, New South Wales Church of England 9 20
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Trooper, 659, New South Wales Lancers

World War 1 Service

27 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Major, 1st Light Horse Regiment
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Major, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Major, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, Was in 4 DAC when promoted. See service record. https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=8397924
1 Aug 1918:	Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Noted on his grave and in his service records. Ref: DO3/150 https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=8397924

Boer War Service

Date unknown:	Involvement

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