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VAWDREY, William Glascott
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3735 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 May 1917, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Wendouree, Victoria, Australia, 12 February 1957, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria Hill Block, Section 2, Grave 20. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victorian Garden of Remembrance. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3735, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 8 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 3735, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 3735, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 6 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, Artillery Details , From 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 7 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, From Artillery Details | |
| 24 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 3735, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Shell wound to the back. Invalided to England on 16 June 1918 | |
| 27 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 3735, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to effort syndrome |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Vawdrey and Alfreda Florence Vawdrey nee Hammer of East Street, Ballarat East, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 20 December 1918 aboard HT Orontes.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1935c William married Ellen Josephine Walsh in Victoria