VARLEY, William John
| Service Number: | 191 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Sydney, NSW, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cleveland Street Superior Public School, Camden Grammar School, Wagga Experimental Farm |
| Occupation: | Selector |
| Memorials: | Armidale Memorial Fountain, Condobolin Public School Great War Memorial Gates, Wagga Wagga Experiment Farm Great War Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 191, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 191, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 191, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Trooper W. J. Varley, who was mentioned in despatches by Sir Ian Hamilton, is the son of Mr. W.A. Varley, Postal Inspector, Armidale. Born in Sydney 26 years ago, Trooper Varley was educated first at the Cleveland-street Superior Public School, and then at the Camden Grammar School. He was for some time a student at Wagga Experimental Farm, and afterwards acquired Noomaie, a property in the Bellingen district, where he resided for about six years, and which he disposed of last year. He left for the front with the 1st Australian Light Horse, in October, 1914. In a recent letter, written to his parents from the convalescent hospital, Epsom, Trooper Varley mentioned that he had been commended by the general for having carried despatches under great difficulties.
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