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VIGERS, Harlie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 15002 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1917, Enlisted Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 5th Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Merriwa, New South Wales, Australia, February 1890 |
| Home Town: | Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Commercial traveller |
| Died: | Bega, New South Wales, Australia, 4 March 1956, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Burwood Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 15002, 300th Company Mechanical Transport, Enlisted Sydney, NSW | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement 15002, 300th Company Mechanical Transport, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked 15002, 300th Company Mechanical Transport, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 29 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Motor Transport Company | |
| 5 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Motor Transport Company |
Personal Stories
Harlie Vilgers
Written by great grandson, Rhys Grainger
A poppy brought back from Europe by my great grandfather Harlie Vigers after his service in the First World War. Also attached is a photo of Harlie on his motorcycle during the war - he was a despatch rider according to family memory. He had been a motorcycle enthusiast in Dubbo prior to the war also. He was once so tired that he fell asleep in an abandoned building near the front and didn't wake up when it was shelled.
Submitted 1 October 2018 by David Evans
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