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VIAL, George Geoffrey
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 19317 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Hospital Transport Corps |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 4 January 1873 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Agent |
| Died: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 23 October 1945, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Cremated with the ashes being scattered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 19317, Hospital Transport Corps, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 19317, Hospital Transport Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: No 2 Hospital Ship public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Embarked Private, 19317, Hospital Transport Corps, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney | |
| 8 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 19317, Hospital Transport Corps, Discharged at the 3rd Military District. Duty completed |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Vial and Alice Vial nee Hill of Myers Street, Geelong, Victoria
Returned to Australia aboard HS Kanowna on 25 February 1918 for land duty
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal