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VERDON, Henry Schofield
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1828 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 March 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Railway Operating Company |
| Born: | Singleton, New South Wales, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Wickham, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Driver |
| Died: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 26 September 1972, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Armidale General Cemetery AC-CE, Row 43, Grave 21 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1828, Railway Unit (AIF), Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 1828, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Corporal, 1828, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 22 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 16th Light Railway Operating Company, Taken on strength in France | |
| 17 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1828, 2nd Light Railway Operating Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Levienns Verdon and Elizabeth Ann Vercoe of Singleton, NSW
Husband of Lillian Verdon nee MacColl of Thereby Street, Wickham, Newcastle, NSW. Henry and Lilian married during 1908c in Hamilton, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 1 July 1919 aboard HT Karmala disembarking on 17 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal