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PIESSE, Vernon Frederick

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	2 October 1914, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	10th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Wagin, Western Australia, 23 August 1889
Home Town:	Wagin, Wagin, Western Australia
Schooling:	Guildford Grammar School, Western Australia
Occupation:	Grazier
Died:	Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Guildford Grammar School War Memorial, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Wagin & District Honour Roll, Wagin Roll of Honor, Wagin War Memorial, Wembley Downs Hale School Honour Roll 1, Wembley Downs Hale School Memorial Grove

World War 1 Service

2 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Perth, Western Australia
16 Jan 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain
8 Feb 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: ''
8 Feb 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Fremantle
16 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
7 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 10th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli

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