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VIVIAN, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3141 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 November 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Morgan, South Australia, 22 September 1891 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ironmoulder |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 August 1986, aged 94 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Templestowe Cemetery and Memorial Gardens, Victoria Harding Lawn North, Garden Bed A, Grave 30 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3141, 5th Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 24 Nov 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 3141, 5th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 3141, 5th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3141, 5th Field Company Engineers, Shell wound to the right thigh | |
| 14 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 14th Field Company Engineers | |
| 12 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Field Company Engineers, From 14th Field Company Engineers | |
| 7 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Field Company Engineers, Second occasion. gassed | |
| 22 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3141, 5th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Gave his martial status as widower.
Son of James Alma Vivian and Mary Ann Vivian nee Howel of Morgan, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 13 April 1919 aboard HT Castalia disembarking on 30 May 1919
Medals WW1: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Medals WW2: War Medal, Australian Service Medal